The two young girls were his late brother's twin daughters.
They had vanished from their boarding school nearly six months ago.
Everyone believed they had run away after their father passed away.
Mark had spent thousands of dollars hiring private detectives to find them.
Yet they had been trapped inside his own estate the entire time.
Mark rushed into the room and wrapped his arms around both girls.
Mark: Sarah! Maya! How is this even possible?
Sarah: Evelyn brought us here after the funeral, Uncle Mark.
Maya: She said you did not want us near your new family!
Sarah: She forced us to work in secret and locked us away!
Mark felt a cold shiver run down his spine at her words.
He remembered the large inheritance left behind by his late brother.
The twin girls were the sole heirs to a huge trust fund.
If the girls vanished completely, the money controlled went to Evelyn's legal firm.
Evelyn had crafted an elaborate scheme to steal their entire fortune.
She kept them hidden while making Mark believe they were lost forever.
Mark led the two girls out into the bright white hallway.
Lily ran up and hugged her cousins with happy tears on her cheeks.
Evelyn sat on the floor guarded by security, her face completely ruined.
Mark: You kept my brother's children hidden in my own home!
Evelyn: It was all supposed to be my family's money!
Mark: You are a monster, Evelyn.
Evelyn: You cannot prove I did anything wrong without a trial!
Mark: The evidence is standing right in front of us all.
Mark pulled out his phone and dialed the police chief directly.
He explained the whole situation in clear, calm, cold words.
Evelyn began to cry in panic as she realized her plan failed.