The following afternoon, the private lab courier delivered a sealed white envelope.
Arthur gathered everyone in the grand living room of the Dallas home.
Carter stood near the marble fireplace with a smug look on his face.
Carter: Open it up so we can end this pathetic little charade.
Arthur broke the red wax seal and pulled out the legal document inside.
He read the final line of the paper out loud with pride.
Arthur: Probability of parentage is ninety-nine point nine percent positive!
Elena wept tears of complete joy as Arthur pulled her into a hug.
Elena: I really have a home... I really have a father!
Arthur: Yes, my darling Victoria, you are officially back where you belong!
Carter backed toward the door, his confident expression completely shattering into pieces.
Carter: The results are wrong! This whole test has been rigged!
Two local police officers walked through the front doors of the estate.
Police Officer: Carter Sterling? You are under arrest for fraud and conspiracy.
Carter: What? What are you talking about? I haven't done anything!
Police Officer: We uncovered evidence linking you to the original kidnapping twenty years ago.
Arthur: You stashed my daughter away to secure your inheritance, Carter!
Elena: You kept me in the dark my entire life just for money!
Carter: You can't prove any of these insane accusations against me!
Police Officer: Your former associate confessed everything to federal prosecutors an hour ago.
The officers placed iron handcuffs securely around Carter's wrists behind his back.
He tried to break free, but the officers held him tight and firm.
Carter: Uncle Arthur, please! You can't let them take me away like this!
Arthur: You made your own bed, Carter, now you will face justice.
The officers led the screaming young man out into the bright daylight outside.
Arthur turned to his daughter with a warm and loving smile on his face.
Arthur: Today, our family is finally whole again, my dear Victoria.
Elena held her gold medallion close to her heart and smiled brightly.