Four hours passed quickly as David stayed by his young daughters' side.
The front door opened again and Marcus walked in holding an official paper.
His face wore a look of complete victory and absolute relief.
Marcus: The DNA results just came back from the state lab, David.
David stood up quickly, his heart racing fast inside his chest.
Marcus: It is a ninety-nine point nine percent positive match for paternity.
David closed his eyes and breathed a long sigh of pure relief.
Lily was officially, indisputably his biological daughter before the law.
David: Thank God... she is really my sweet Clara's daughter.
Suddenly, the heavy double doors of the front entrance slammed open wide.
Richard Vance stormed into the foyer wearing a expensive dark designer suit.
His face was red with anger as he marched straight into the room.
Richard: David! What is the meaning of freezing my trust account access?
David stepped forward firmly, blocking Richard's view of the two little girls.
David: You have a lot of nerve coming into my home today, Richard.
Richard: That inheritance trust money belongs to the Vance family estate!
David: That trust fund belongs entirely to my daughter, Lily!
Richard stopped in his tracks as his face turned pale white instantly.
He looked past David and saw Lily sitting on the living room carpet.
Richard: How... how did you find out about her being here?
David: Emily led me right to the wall panel you forced her into.
Richard: She was supposed to stay hidden until I finalized the transfer!
David stepped closer to Richard, his eyes full of fiery determination.
David: You stole four years of my daughter's life for money, Richard!
Richard: Clara's father left that money to me if she had no living heirs!
David: But she DID have an heir, and you tried to erase her existence!
Marcus held up his phone displaying the active police tracking order.
Marcus: The state police have already seized all your offshore bank accounts, Richard.
Richard: You can't prove I kept her in that wall panel room!
Two police officers stepped through the open front doorway with handcuffs drawn.
Officer Lee: We have Sarah's full recorded confession and forensic fingerprints, sir.
Richard backed away slowly toward the front door frame, but officers blocked him.
Officer Lee: Richard Vance, you are under arrest for grand theft and child endangerment.
The officers snapped the cold metal handcuffs tightly around Richard's wrists.
David watched in silent satisfaction as the corrupt man was led away in shame.
Justice had finally caught up to the man who had caused so much pain.