The next morning brought heavy rain against the high glass skyscraper windows.
Elena walked into the corporate building wearing a navy coat.
She held little Leo firmly in a soft baby carrier strap.
The board members sat around a long black glass table inside.
Victoria sat at the head of the table in a white jacket.
Victoria: What is this woman doing at our board meeting?
Elena: I am here to represent my son's share of stock.
The board members whispered quietly among themselves across the room.
An older man with gray hair stood up from his leather chair.
Mr. Davis: Let her speak, Victoria, she is Arthur's legal widow.
Victoria: She has no verified proof of any inheritance ownership!
Elena stepped forward to the middle of the large board room.
She placed a clean white envelope onto the glass table top.
Elena: Here is the bank deposit key Arthur gave to me.
Victoria laughed out loud in front of the silent board members.
Victoria: A simple key does not prove legal stock transfer!
Elena: The matching bank box holds Arthur's finalized living trust.
Mr. Davis picked up the key and examined the serial number closely.
Mr. Davis: This key belongs to the main vault downtown.
Victoria: I demand we vote on the leadership change right now!
Elena: You cannot vote until the true trust is opened today.
Victoria stood up angrily and slammed her palm on the table.
Victoria: You are wasting everyone's valuable time with this nonsense!
Elena: If you have nothing to hide, wait for the vault report.
The board members agreed with nods across the entire room.
Mr. Davis: We will pause this meeting for two full hours.
Victoria glared at Elena with deep hatred in her dark eyes.
Victoria: You will regret stepping into this building today.
Elena: I am doing what any mother would do for her child.
Elena walked out of the boardroom into the wide marble hallway.
Her phone began to ring loudly inside her shoulder purse.
She answered the call quickly as she reached the main elevator.
Lawyer Miller: Elena, I have the original bank court order ready.
Elena: Meet me at the central bank branch right away, please.
She stepped into the elevator with renewed strength inside her heart.
She knew Victoria was getting more desperate by every passing hour.