Mark walked toward his private office down the long hall.
He motioned for Elena to follow him inside the room.
She walked gently while cradling the peaceful sleeping infant.
Mark opened his heavy wooden desk drawer with a key.
He pulled out the thick stack of legal surrogacy papers.
He flipped through the signatures recorded on the white pages.
Mark: Her lawyer listed a fake name on this document.
Elena: They paid me half of what they promised me.
Mark: They cheated you out of your legal medical compensation?
Elena: They threatened to deport my family if I spoke.
Mark slammed his heavy palm against the hard oak desk.
The raw injustice of the situation made him furious.
His former wife had used her immense family inheritance power.
She had crushed a helpless woman to gain a child.
Then she abandoned the child when the marriage failed completely.
Mark: My family trust fund will fix this wrong today.
Elena: I do not want your money sir, believe me.
Mark: What do you want from me then, Elena?
Elena: I just want to protect my biological baby boy.
Mark looked from the papers to the quiet sleeping child.
He saw the same sharp eye shape on both faces.
The biological connection was completely unmistakable to his eyes.
He realized why his ex-wife never bonded with him.
She viewed the child as a simple status piece only.
Elena viewed the baby as her whole entire world.
Mark: You are not a maid in this house anymore.
Elena: Please do not fire me from my job sir!
Mark: You are not fired, you are his real mother.
Elena gasped softly as fresh tears overflowed her eyes.
Mark felt his heart soften toward the brave young woman.
He promised himself that justice would finally be served today.