Lucas looked up from the paper with deep confusion written across his face.
He looked directly at his aunt Margarethe who was trembling near the door.
Lucas: You knew about this secret arrangement all along, didn't you?
Margarethe: Your mother was not in her right mind back then!
Lucas: She was perfectly clear when she signed these legal documents!
Margarethe: That money belongs to the family estate, not her!
Hannah: You tried to frame me so the court would void the wedding!
Hannah pulled out her cellphone from her dress pocket and showed the screen.
She had recorded a voice message sent to her phone early that morning.
The audio played clearly through the speaker for everyone to hear now.
It was Margarethe's voice offering Hannah money to leave the city immediately.
The voice promised a large cash settlement if Hannah left before the wedding.
Margarethe had placed the silver key in Hannah's purse to create fake suspicion.
She wanted Lucas to think Hannah was stealing from the old trunk today.
Lucas felt a wave of intense anger wash over his whole body now.
He realized how close he came to ruining his own happy wedding day.
He had almost trusted his manipulative aunt over the woman he truly loved.
He stepped away from the desk and walked over to stand by Hannah.
He took her small cold hand into his own big warm grip firmly.
Lucas: I am so sorry for doubting you even for one second.
Hannah: I was so scared you would believe her lies, Lucas.
Lucas: I will never let anyone come between us ever again.
Margarethe: You are making the biggest mistake of your entire life!
Lucas: The only mistake was letting you control my mother's estate.
Margarethe turned around to leave the study room in a extreme hurry.
However, two police officers were already standing right outside the double doors.
Hannah had called the family estate lawyer and authorities an hour ago.
They had monitored the trust fund bank accounts for several months already.
Margarethe stood frozen as the officers stepped inside the bright white hallway.