Elena picked up Leo in her arms, wrapping one protective arm around his small frame while holding the forged documents firmly in her other hand.
Elena: I am leaving tonight, Mark. I'm taking Leo to my mother's house.
Mark: You're not taking my son anywhere out of this house!
Elena: He is my son, and right now, you are a criminal subject to a police investigation!
Mark: Criminal? I'm his father! I pay for the clothes on his back and the food on this table!
Elena: You paid for it with money you stole from my father's life insurance payout!
Mark: That money was meant for our entire family, not just your personal savings account!
Elena: My father specifically wrote in his will that the money was meant for Leo's college fund and my safety net!
Mark: And I am managing it for him! I'm a certified financial planner!
Elena: Who lies to his wife! Who steals behind his family's back!
Mark stepped forward, blocking the doorway of the office with his wide shoulders, his face dark with rage.
Mark: You step out of this room with those papers, and I will file an emergency custody injunction tomorrow morning.
Elena: Go ahead! Let a judge look at these forged signatures and see who gets custody!
Mark: You have no proof I signed your name! Anyone could have filled out those forms!
Elena: The notary seal on the back has the date and location of your bank's main office downtown!
Mark: It won't hold up in court without a forensic handwriting analyst!
Elena: Then I will hire the best handwriting analyst in the state! My family has the resources, thanks to my father!
Mark: You think your mother is going to back you up on this? She always loved me like a son!
Elena: My mother will tear you apart the moment she sees what you tried to do to Leo's future!
Leo: PAPA FEA!
Mark: Stop telling him to say those things, Elena!
Elena: I didn't tell him anything! Children notice when someone is dangerous and fake!
Mark: I gave you everything! A luxury car, a life in a gated community, anything you wanted!
Elena: You gave me a cage made of lies and stolen money!
Mark: Give me those papers right now, Elena. Last chance.
Elena: Touch me, Mark, and the police will be here in three minutes. Step away from the door.
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