Richard: Where... where did you get that ring?
Vanessa: Richard, tell this crazy woman to let go of me! She laid her hands on me!
Richard: Shut up for a second, Vanessa! I asked her a question.
Vanessa: What? Are you serious right now? She's a maid! Fire her!
Elena: He knows where the ring came from, Miss Vanessa. Don't you, Richard?
Richard: That's the Sterling crest... That crest hasn't been cast on a signet ring in thirty years.
Vanessa: She probably stole it from your father's study! Call the police!
Elena: I didn't steal anything. This ring was placed on my finger by Arthur Sterling himself when I was seven years old.
Richard: Arthur Sterling? My grandfather?
Elena: Yes. Your grandfather.
Vanessa: This is ridiculous! Richard, the ceremony starts in fifteen minutes! Why are you listening to this trash?
Richard: Because only three of these rings were ever made, Vanessa. My grandfather had one, my father had one... and the third one went missing twenty-five years ago with my uncle's family.
Elena: It didn't go missing. It was taken along with my mother when your father threw us out into the cold.
Richard: What are you saying?
Elena: My name isn't Elena the housemaid. My name is Eleanor Sterling. I am your cousin, Richard.
Vanessa: Cousin? Hah! She's lying! She's just looking for a payout! Richard, call security right now!
Richard: Is this true? Show me the inside of the band.
Elena slowly unclasped her hand from Vanessa's wrist and held her palm flat toward Richard. With trembling fingers, he reached out, touching the cold gold. He turned the heavy metal ring slightly to reveal the deep inscription carved on the inner wall of the band: *To my legal heir, Eleanor. Forever Family.*
Richard: My God... It's really you.
Elena: Yes, it is me. The girl your father pretended never existed so he could take control of the family estate and the entire energy corporation.
Vanessa: I don't care who she claims to be! She's wearing a dirty apron in my house! Richard, step away from her!
Elena: This isn't your house, Vanessa. And after today, it won't be Richard's father's house either.
Richard: Eleanor, wait... my father is in the main hall right now. He's greeting the guests, the mayor, the judges...
Elena: Good. Then everyone will have a front-row seat for what comes next.
Vanessa: You won't ruin my wedding day! I've planned this for two years!
Elena: Your wedding day was over the moment I signed my employment contract as a maid in this mansion three months ago. I didn't come here to wash dishes, Vanessa. I came here to take back what was stolen from my mother.
Richard: Eleanor, please, let's talk about this in private. If my father sees you...
Elena: Let him see me! Let Charles Sterling look into the eyes of the niece he left starving in a cold apartment while he spent millions on luxury yachts and corporate buyout deals!
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