FABLE

A Scene at the Ball

The Boy Who Called the Servant His Real Mother

Julian: Leo! What did you just say? Get away from her right now!

Maria: Shhh, it's okay, Leo. I'm right here. I've got you, my sweet baby.

Leo: Don't leave me, Mommy! Please don't let them take you away!

Evelyn: Julian, what is the meaning of this? Why is your son calling a servant his mother?

Julian: Maria, step back from my son immediately! You are fired! Pack your bags and leave this property right now!

Maria: You can fire me, Julian, but you cannot change the truth anymore. I won't let you lie to him for another day.

Julian: Silence! Guests, I apologize for this ridiculous disruption. The maid has clearly confused the child.

Leo: No, she didn't! She's my real mommy! Dad told me she was dead, but she's not dead!

Evelyn: What is he talking about, Julian? You told me his biological mother passed away during childbirth!

Julian: He is confused, Evelyn! He's seven years old and upset because of all the noise!

Maria: He isn't confused, Miss Evelyn. He found the papers in his father's private office this morning.

Julian: Shut your mouth, Maria! Security, remove this woman from the mansion instantly!

Leo: Don't touch her! I saw the papers, Dad! I saw the birth certificate in the safe!

Guest 1: Is this true? Is that maid actually the boy's mother?

Guest 2: Look at the way she's holding him. Look at her face. That isn't how a maid holds a child.

Maria: Eight years ago, I was young and desperate. Julian's family made sure I had no voice, no money, and no legal leverage.

Julian: You signed a non-disclosure agreement! You signed away your parental rights for a settlement!

Maria: Because your father threatened to ruin my family, Julian! You forced me to give up my rights, but I couldn't leave my baby!

Leo: You made Mommy work as a servant just so she could be near me?

Maria: I gave up my identity, my pride, and my life just to watch you grow up from the kitchen, Leo.

Evelyn: Julian... is this why you insisted on keeping her on the staff despite her low wages?

Julian: Evelyn, listen to me. This was all managed by my family's lawyers to protect our estate and our custody rights!

Maria: You didn't protect him! You hid his own mother in the servants' quarters and treated me like trash in front of him!

Leo: I hate you, Dad! I want to go with Mommy!

Julian: You aren't going anywhere with her! She has no legal custody! She has nothing!

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