Evelyn: Your legal wife?! What are you talking about, Richard?! We have been married for fifteen years!
Richard: Our marriage was annulled six months ago after I discovered you were forging my signature on estate trust transfers!
Evelyn: You lied to me? You kept me living in this mansion while you secretly married her?!
Richard: I kept you here under house supervision so my forensic accountants could track down the ten million dollars you stole from my family accounts!
Down at the base of the staircase, Clara groaned softly, clutching her stomach as tears streamed down her cheeks. Richard turned away from Evelyn in disgust and ran back down the steps, dropping to his knees to comfort Clara once again.
Richard: Clara, hold on! The paramedics are turning onto the driveway right now!
Clara: Richard... the envelope... in my handbag...
Richard: Forget the envelope, Clara! All that matters is you and the baby!
Clara: No... read it... it's the certified DNA report from the state lab...
Richard reached into Clara's white leather bag, pulling out an unsealed brown envelope stamped with the official seal of the Dallas Probate Court. Up on the stairs, Evelyn's eyes widened in sheer panic as she saw the paper.
Evelyn: Don't open that, Richard! That envelope contains private medical files that belong to me!
Richard: Private medical files? This is an official court document addressed to my legal team!
Evelyn: She forged those papers! She had her brother print those documents to frame me!
Richard unfolded the crisp white pages, his eyes scanning the bold black heading printed across the top of the first page: "Verified Genetic Matching & Biological Heir Determination."