Victoria backed away slightly, her face turning pale as she realized her position was lost.
She leaned against the cool marble wall near the large hanging flag in total shock.
Richard turned his back on her completely and knelt down beside Elena and Leo.
He wrapped his strong arms around his small son and pulled him close into his chest.
Leo buried his face in his father's blue suit jacket and sobbed heavily with relief.
Richard: Thank you for saving my son, Elena. You are safe now.
Elena: I could not let her harm him, Mr. Vance. Not ever.
Leo: Dad, she was going to lock me outside in the cold!
Richard: Nobody is ever going to hurt you in this house again, son.
Richard stood up slowly and turned back to face Victoria with a cold expression.
Elena held up a small black recording device that she had kept in her pocket.
She had recorded Victoria's harsh threats and admissions over the past three weeks secretly.
Elena: Here is proof of everything she has said when you were away.
Victoria: That is illegal! You cannot use that against me!
Richard: I will use every piece of evidence to tear down our prenup!
Victoria gasped as she realized her financial security was vanishing before her eyes.
She had signed a strict prenuptial agreement before marrying the wealthy business executive.
Cruelty toward his child was an explicit clause that revoked all her financial claims.
Richard: My divorce lawyer will have the paperwork ready by tomorrow morning.
Victoria: You cannot just throw me out into the street like this!
Richard: Watch me remove you from my life and my family forever.