Nathan reached out his trembling hand to touch the tiny silver locket chain.
Victoria slapped his arm away before he could take the silver necklace back.
Her sharp heels clacked loudly on the smooth stone as she spun around.
She pointed a long red nail directly at the frightened maid's teary face.
Victoria: She broke into our private safe upstairs to steal that item!
Maid: You threw this away five years ago when you fired me!
Nathan: Ellen? Is that really you under that uniform?
Maid: Yes Nathan, it is Ellen from the old summer estate.
Nathan stepped back as the faded memories came rushing back into his mind.
Ellen had worked for his family business several long years in the past.
She had vanished suddenly without leaving any forwarding address or phone number behind.
He had asked his wife about Ellen's sudden departure many times back then.
Victoria had always insisted that Ellen simply quit to move back home.
Now Ellen was kneeling on his expensive living room floor with a child.
The little girl reached one tiny hand out toward Nathan's dark suit trousers.
Her quiet voice sounded soft and raspy from crying for so long.
Child: Daddy, please don't let the lady yell anymore.
The heavy word hung in the quiet air like a thunderclap overhead.
Victoria gasped loudly and pulled Nathan back by his thick black jacket.
Her face was twisted with absolute fury and intense panic right now.
She tried to pull Nathan toward the grand front double doors of the home.
Victoria: Call security immediately and have them removed from this building!
Nathan: Stop touching me until I get a clear explanation today!
Maid: She paid off the hospital staff to hide the birth records!
Victoria: Shut your mouth before I make sure you regret this!
Nathan pulled his arm away from Victoria with a single strong motion.
He knelt down directly on the polished marble floor next to Ellen.
The sharp coldness of the stone seeped right through his thin trousers.
He looked closely into the small child's bright blue teary eyes.
The small girl had a tiny curved birthmark right above her left ear.
It was the exact same mark Nathan carried on his own neck.
He felt a lump form inside his throat as the reality hit.
His wealthy life was built on a foundation of cruel lies and secrets.
Victoria backed away toward the grand kitchen counter with a dark scowl.
She picked up her expensive leather purse with fast nervous fingers inside.
She pulled out her personal phone to make a quick urgent call.
Nathan stood up slowly and locked eyes with his wealthy wife again.
The quiet room felt like a battlefield waiting for the final blow.