By three o'clock that afternoon, Nathan had called his personal physician and arranged an urgent, private DNA paternity test at a top medical clinic downtown.
The mouth swabs were taken quietly in a private office, with official fast-track processing paid for directly by Nathan's personal account.
While they waited for the lab results, Nathan took Hannah and Lily to a quiet, high-end hotel suite away from the toxic environment of the mansion.
He ordered warm soup and fresh sandwiches for them, watching with a warm heart as little Lily ate happily, feeling safe for the first time in months.
Nathan: Why did you take the maid job at my house, Hannah?
Hannah: My mother got very sick six months ago, Nathan.
Hannah: The medical bills took every single dollar I had saved from working.
Hannah: I saw an agency ad listing for a live-in maid at your address.
Hannah: I didn't know it was your house until I walked through the door on my first day.
Hannah explained how she had tried to quit immediately, but she had no money left to pay for a tiny apartment or buy food for Lily.
She decided to keep her head down, work hard, and earn enough money to move away without ever disturbing Nathan's new marriage.
Hannah: I just wanted to earn enough for a security deposit on a small place.
Nathan: You should have told me the truth the very first day you saw me.
Hannah: I saw how wealthy you were, and I was terrified your wife would take Lily away from me.
While Hannah was talking, Nathan's smartphone rang sharply on the glass table. It was his private investigator, a man he had hired hours ago to look into Victoria's recent strange behavior.
Investigator: Mr. Miller, we found something very important regarding your wife.
Nathan: What did you find out?
Investigator: Mrs. Miller has been moving large sums of cash out of your joint account for six months.
Investigator: She also paid off a local jewelry store yesterday to write a fake receipt for a missing bracelet.
Nathan's eyes narrowed in intense anger as the full picture of Victoria's evil plan became completely clear in his mind.
Victoria had framed Hannah on purpose because she had started to notice the strong physical resemblance between little Lily and Nathan.
Victoria was terrified that if Nathan found out about his biological daughter, his vast inheritance and family trust fund would go to the child instead of her.
She wanted to create a dramatic theft scene to have Hannah arrested and thrown into prison before any secrets could ever be revealed.
Twenty minutes later, Nathan's doctor called back personally to confirm the DNA test results with absolute certainty.
Doctor: Mr. Miller, the probability of paternity is ninety-nine point nine percent. Lily is officially your biological daughter.
Nathan held the phone tightly, a single tear of relief falling down his cheek as he looked at the precious little girl coloring on the hotel desk.
Nathan: Thank you, Doctor. Please send the official legal papers to my divorce lawyer immediately.
Nathan turned to Hannah, his voice filled with newfound strength and absolute determination.
Nathan: It is time for us to go back to the house and settle this once and for all.