Arthur: Brandon? It's Arthur. Did you find the drive Clara mentioned?
Brandon: I have the drive, Arthur. It's fully decrypted. It contains the original birth records, the bribe receipts to the hospital administrator, and the forged trust amendments signed by Evelyn and Victoria.
Arthur: Good Lord... so Maya was telling the truth the whole time?
Brandon: Every single word. I want you to file an emergency petition with the court immediately. Clear Maya's name, release her from custody, and issue a warrant for Evelyn and Victoria Sterling.
Arthur: I'm submitting the digital files to the judge right now, Brandon. Officers will be at the estate within twenty minutes.
Evelyn: Brandon, please! Don't do this to your own sister!
Brandon: You stopped being my sister the moment you held a flame to my son's face, Evelyn.
Brandon ended the call, sliding the smartphone back into his suit pocket as he picked up the red USB drive and the tablet from the table.
Evelyn: You're going to bring that woman back into this house? That servant?
Brandon: Maya is my wife, Evelyn. We were married in secret six months before our son was born.
Evelyn froze, her jaw dropping open in absolute shock as she stared at Brandon in total disbelief.
Evelyn: Married? You married her without telling the family?
Brandon: I married her because I knew you and Victoria would try to destroy her life if you found out she was the legal co-owner of the Sterling estate.
Evelyn: You lied to us for a whole year!
Brandon: I protected my family from snakes. And today, the grass was finally cut.
Downstairs, the heavy front double doors of the mansion creaked open, followed by the sound of firm, rapid footsteps echoing across the marble foyer.
Evelyn: Who is that? Is that Victoria?
Brandon: No. Victoria was picked up by state troopers at the Dallas airport thirty minutes ago. She tried to catch a private flight to the Bahamas.
Evelyn took a sharp breath, her hands