Evelyn: Look at him running like a wild animal! Where are his parents[cite: 1]?!
Richard: What is going on over there? Someone grab that boy right now[cite: 1]!
Across the polished wooden floor, a seven-year-old boy in a crisp black tuxedo sprinted past the startled guests[cite: 1]. He ignored the gasps of the women in heavy jewelry and brushed past the waiters carrying trays of appetizers[cite: 1]. His small leather shoes clicked loudly against the floor as he ran straight toward the serving area[cite: 1]. His eyes were locked onto Elena, wide with complete shock and recognition[cite: 1].
Leo: Mommy! Mommy, it's you[cite: 1]!
Elena: Leo...? Oh my god, Leo[cite: 1]!
Elena dropped her silver tray onto the serving table, completely ignoring the clattering tea cups as she dropped to her knees[cite: 1]. The young boy didn't hesitate for a single second[cite: 1]. He threw his arms forward and leaped directly into Elena's tight embrace, burying his face into the shoulder of her gray waitress uniform[cite: 1]. Elena wrapped her arms around him, pulling him close as heavy tears spilled down her cheeks[cite: 1].
Leo: I found you! I knew you were alive! I never stopped looking for you, Mommy[cite: 1]!
Elena: My sweet baby boy... I thought I lost you forever! Look at you, you've grown so much[cite: 1]!
Richard: What is the meaning of this madness?! Why does my grandson know this servant girl[cite: 1]?!
Evelyn: Get your filthy hands off him right now! Guards, pull that woman away from the heir[cite: 1]!
The entire ballroom fell into a stunned silence[cite: 1]. Aristocratic guests turned in their seats, whispering furiously behind their leather fans and champagne glasses[cite: 1]. Richard Vance, the powerful billionaire chairman of the Vance Enterprise empire, marched toward the center of the floor with his face red with anger[cite: 1]. Beside him, his daughter-in-law Evelyn glared at Elena with deep hatred, her hands clenched tightly into fists[cite: 1].
Richard: Leo, step away from that woman this instant! She's just a catering worker[cite: 1]!
Leo: No, Grandpa! She's not a worker! She's my real mommy[cite: 1]!
Evelyn: Don't listen to him, Father! The boy is confused! His real mother died seven years ago in the hospital[cite: 1]!
Leo: You lied to me! You told me my mommy abandoned me, but I know her voice! I remember how she used to sing to me[cite: 1]!
Elena: He knows my voice because I never forgot him, and he never forgot me[cite: 1].
Elena stood up slowly, keeping one arm wrapped protectively around her son's shoulders[cite: 1]. She wiped the tears from her face and stared directly into the eyes of the billionaire who had ordered her destruction years ago[cite: 1]. The quiet, trembling waitress was gone[cite: 1]. Standing in her place was a mother ready to fight for her child in front of the entire city[cite: 1].
Richard: You... how are you still in this city? I paid you to leave seven years ago[cite: 1]!
Elena: You didn't pay me, Richard. You stole my baby while I was unconscious in the clinic and had your lawyers forge adoption papers[cite: 1]!