Victoria was pacing nervously back and forth across the study room floor.
She held a glass of water in her shaking right hand.
Mark entered the room and placed the velvet box on the desk.
Mark: Look familiar to you, Victoria?
Victoria froze in her tracks as her face turned completely white.
Victoria: How did you get into my private bedroom safe?
Mark: You tried to ruin an innocent woman's life today.
Mark: You hid your own watch to create a scene of theft.
Victoria: That is complete nonsense and you know it!
Mark placed the legal bank papers right beside the velvet box.
Mark: I found the off-shore transfers you made last week too.
Mark: You were planning to leave with company funds tomorrow morning.
Victoria dropped her water glass onto the rug with a muffled gasp.
Victoria: Mark, please, I can explain everything to you!
Mark: You do not need to explain anything to me anymore.
Mark pulled out his cell phone and dialed a number quickly.
Mark: Hello, police department? I need an officer at my address.
Victoria: Are you out of your mind, Mark?
Mark: I am reporting fraud and false endangerment inside my house.
Victoria tried to grab Mark's sleeve, but he stepped away cleanly.
Mark: You will leave this house as soon as the police finish.
Clara stood quietly by the doorway with her head held high.
She felt a sudden wave of relief wash over her body.
The truth had finally prevailed over lies and cruelty today.
Victoria slumped down into the armchair without saying another single word.
Her grand scheme had fallen apart in a single morning hour.
Mark turned to Clara with a calm and gentle expression.