Leo stepped closer to Mark and grabbed his black tuxedo jacket.
Leo: Mommy! She threatened my mommy and tried to hide the ring!
Mark looked down at the brave boy holding onto his clothes.
He saw his own childhood features reflected clearly in Leo's face.
Mark: How old are you, little guy?
Leo: I am seven years old today, sir.
Mark felt a heavy tear slide down his warm right cheek.
He realized this brave little boy was his very own biological son.
Victoria had hidden his real family from him for four long years.
Mark: You have my father's eyes, son.
Mark wrapped his arms around both Elena and little Leo tightly.
The emotional swell in the room was almost too much to bear.
Several elderly relatives in the front row began to wipe tears away.
Victoria realized her luxurious life was falling apart in seconds.
Victoria: Mark, you cannot believe the words of a poor worker!
Victoria: She is trying to steal your family fortune from us!
Mark: How dare you touch her or speak to my family!
Mark stood up slowly and turned to face Victoria with fury.
His voice shook the entire grand hall with intense righteous anger.
Mark: You knew she survived that terrible crash four years ago!
Victoria: I did everything out of love for you, Mark!
Mark: That was not love, that was wicked greed and deception!
Mark reached into his pocket and pulled out his cell phone.
He unlocked the screen and dialed three urgent numbers immediately.
Mark: I need the police at the grand venue right now.
Victoria: Mark, please put that phone away, we can talk!
Mark: I am reporting fraud, kidnapping, and severe corporate theft today.
Victoria's father rushed up from the front row with panic.
Father: Mark, let us handle this privately in the executive boardroom!
Mark: Stay back, or you will be going to prison too!
Mark held the golden ring necklace up for everyone to see.
Mark: This ring was custom made by my late grandfather years ago.
Mark: There is only one such ring in the entire world.
Mark: And Victoria stole it to keep Elena silent forever!
Victoria fell back against the cake table with a quiet gasp.
Her elaborate deception had completely crumbled before the entire city.
The truth was standing right in front of her in daylight.
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