Arthur held the paper with shaking hands as he walked back into the bright hallway.
Elena was still rocking the baby peacefully near the tall glass windows.
The warm sunlight lit up her face and made her look remarkably like his late wife.
Arthur felt a mix of intense anger and deep confusion swirling inside his mind.
If this woman was Sarah's real mother, why had she entered his house as a maid?
Why had she lied about her identity during her job interview with his manager?
He marched straight toward her and held out the official paper in front of her face.
Arthur: Who are you really?
Elena: I told you my name is Elena, sir.
Arthur: Stop lying to me right now!
Elena: I am just trying to do my job and clean.
Arthur: You have the same last name as my dead wife!
Elena lowered her head as tears began to stream down her wrinkled cheeks.
She did not deny the claim or try to make up another fake story.
She held the sleeping baby a little closer to her heart and sobbed quietly.
Arthur took a deep breath and tried to keep his voice from shouting loudly.
He did not want to wake his sleeping son after weeks of non-stop crying.
He sat down across from Elena and looked into her tearful grey eyes.
Arthur: Why did Sarah tell me her parents were dead?
Elena: Because she thought I abandoned her when she was a baby.
Arthur: Did you abandon her?
Elena: No, her wealthy father took her away from me by force.
Arthur: What wealthy father?
Elena: A man with a powerful estate and a team of corrupt lawyers.
Elena explained how thirty years ago, a rich man had stolen her baby girl.
He used his massive fortune to ruin Elena's reputation and take full legal custody.
He told little Sarah that her real mother had died in a terrible accident.
Elena spent three decades searching every state in America to find her lost daughter.
By the time she located Sarah, the young woman was already married to Arthur.
Before Elena could build up the courage to explain the truth, tragedy struck the family.
Sarah died giving birth to the tiny boy resting in Elena's arms right now.
Elena knew she could never approach Arthur as a stranger claiming to be family.
So she applied for the housemaid job just to be near her brand new grandson.