Richard carried Lily over to the comfortable velvet sofa in the living room.
He gently placed her down and wrapped a warm blanket around her shoulders.
Father: Stay right here, sweetie.
Father: Daddy is going to handle everything right now.
Lily nodded slowly, wiping her wet cheeks with her pajama sleeves.
Richard walked back into the bright kitchen with heavy, firm steps.
Victoria was trying to pick up the silver bowl off the counter quickly.
Richard reached out his hand and forcefully swiped the metal bowl away.
The bowl hit the tile floor with a loud metallic crash that echoed everywhere.
The dry food spilled all across the pristine white floor tiles.
Victoria gasped loudly and stepped back against the kitchen island.
Victoria: Have you completely lost your mind, Richard?
Father: You put animal food in front of my daughter!
Victoria: She needed to learn a hard lesson about respect!
Father: You locked a six-year-old child in a dark room all night!
Victoria: It was only for a couple of hours to calm her down!
Father: You just admitted it to my face!
Victoria's mouth snapped shut as she realized what she had said.
Her calm posture completely fell apart in front of his eyes.
Victoria: Richard, please, I was just stressed out!
Victoria: Managing this huge house and a child is too much work!
Father: You had nannies, cooks, and housekeepers to help you!
Father: You chose to hurt my child out of pure malice!
Victoria: We can talk about this like adults in the morning!
Father: There will be no talking in the morning.
Richard pulled his cell phone from his pocket with swift hands.
He pressed the speed dial button for the front gate security team.
Father: Get the guards up to the main house immediately.
Victoria: What are you doing, Richard?
Father: I am removing you from my home forever.