Chapter 2: The Lawyer's Secret
Chapter 2: The Lawyer's Secret
The lawyer tried to regain control.
"Those documents are fake!"
He pointed at Amelia.
"She's a fraud."
Several guests nodded.
But Amelia smiled.
"I expected you to say that."
She pulled out a second folder.
The confidence disappeared from the lawyer's eyes.
Inside were bank records.
Private emails.
Property transfers.
And one shocking document.
Amelia turned toward the giant screen behind the wedding stage.
A projector lit up.
The guests gasped.
The lawyer had secretly transferred millions of dollars from family accounts over the past decade.
Money intended for Eleanor's estate had vanished.
The evidence was overwhelming.
Eleanor stared in disbelief.
"You stole from me?"
The lawyer backed away.
"No... there's an explanation."
But there wasn't.
At that moment, two investigators entered the ballroom.
Amelia had already contacted them weeks earlier.
The lawyer realized the trap had been waiting for him all along.
As security escorted him away, he shouted one final threat.
"You think you've won?"
But nobody was listening anymore.
The guests were watching Eleanor and Amelia.
Grandmother and granddaughter.
Separated by decades.
Finally reunited.
Eleanor slowly stood.
Then she opened her arms.
Amelia hesitated only a second before stepping forward.
The old woman embraced her tightly.
May you like
The ballroom erupted into applause.
For the first time in years, Eleanor no longer felt alone.
