Margarethe immediately called her family lawyer to come to the estate.
Arthur Pendelton arrived within an hour, carrying a leather briefcase full of legal documents.
He sat down in the grand library, looking nervously between Margarethe and young Hannah.
Arthur: Margarethe, claims like this require absolute legal certainty.
Margarethe: Look at the pendant on her neck, Arthur!
Arthur leaned forward, putting on his reading glasses to examine the green stone.
He let out a slow, heavy breath as he recognized the custom craftsmanship.
Arthur: It certainly appears to be the long-lost second pendant.
Margarethe: We need a formal DNA test done today.
Hannah: I can't afford a DNA test.
Margarethe: I will pay for everything, child.
Arthur opened his briefcase and pulled out legal papers regarding the estate trust fund.
Arthur: If she is truly Richard's daughter, she is the sole heir to the entire inheritance.
A shadow fell across the room as the library door swung open wide.
Margarethe's stepson, Julian, walked in with a cold expression on his face.
He had been managing the family's business funds for the past five years.
Julian: What is going on in here?
Margarethe: We have found Richard's lost daughter.
Julian laughed out loud, pointing a finger at Hannah's maid uniform.
Julian: This girl clean our toilets yesterday!
Margarethe: She carries the second emerald pendant.
Julian's face tightened instantly, his dark eyes narrowing with intense suspicion.
Julian: She probably stole it from your jewelry box while cleaning your bathroom!
Hannah: I did not steal anything!
Julian: Shut your mouth, you opportunistic little liar!
Margarethe slammed her hand down onto the mahogany desk with surprising force.
Margarethe: Do not speak to her like that in my house!
Julian: She is a scammer trying to take my inheritance!
Arthur: Legally, Julian, the trust belonged to Richard's line first.
Julian stepped closer to Hannah, his breathing heavy with growing rage.
Julian: I will prove she is a fraud before the week is over.