Arthur's eyes snapped open wide as life returned to his pale face quickly.
He let out a raspy wheeze and sat up off the dark floor.
Maya wrapped her arms around his shoulder to help support his weak weight.
Arthur: Maya... my sweet girl, you did it!
Maya: I remembered what you taught me last week, Uncle Arthur!
Richard stopped in his tracks with a look of pure shock and rage.
Richard: You were supposed to be out cold until the papers were signed!
Arthur looked up at Richard with sharp anger in his old blue eyes.
Arthur: You thought you could trick me in my own house today?
Arthur pulled Maya behind his back to protect her from the angry men.
He stood up slowly while leaning against a large mahogany bookshelf for support.
His breathing was getting stronger every second because of the blue medicine.
Richard: You do not understand what is at stake here, old man!
Arthur: I know you came here to steal the trust fund money!
Maya held onto Arthur's coat with tears streaming down her pale cheeks.
She did not understand all the legal words about money and land ownership.
She only knew that Richard was a mean man who wanted bad things.
Richard: Sign the estate papers now or neither of you leaves this room!
The lawyer near the door pulled out a black folder from his bag.
He looked nervous as he glanced out into the dark hallway behind him.
Lawyer: Richard, we need to hurry before the rest of the family arrives!
Arthur: Nobody is signing anything for a snake like you, Richard!
Arthur pushed a button hidden under the edge of the wooden bookshelf nearby.
A heavy click echoed inside the walls of the grand library quiet room.
Richard laughed out loud and shook his head with total cold confidence.
Richard: Your security team works for me now, my dear uncle!
Maya squeezed Arthur's hand tightly as fear ran through her little heart.
She wondered if anyone was coming to help them inside the house.
The room suddenly felt very huge and scary to the small girl today.
Arthur: You will never get away with this cruelty, Richard!
Richard: Watch me take everything you built over sixty years right now!