Victoria's face turned completely white at the mention of police.
She took two steps backward away from the bright doorway.
The bold confidence in her dark eyes vanished completely now.
Victoria: You would not dare bring disgrace to our name!
David: You brought shame to this house, not me!
Lily held onto David's pant leg with her small hand.
She looked up at her father with eyes full of hope.
Lily: Dad, she took Mom's old jewelry from the safe.
David looked down at his young daughter in complete shock.
His late wife's jewelry was kept locked in a bedroom safe.
It was saved for Lily when she grew older into adulthood.
David turned his head slowly to look at Victoria's wrist.
A gold bracelet sparkled under the bright natural daylight lamps.
It was the exact inheritance left behind by Lily's mother.
David: Take that bracelet off your arm right now!
Victoria: It was just sitting in a dark box unused!
David: It belongs to my daughter and my late wife!
Victoria pulled her sleeve down quickly to hide the gold.
She backed toward the grand staircase with quick steps now.
David pressed the buttons on his phone with clear intent.
David: I am dialing my lawyer and the local sheriff.
Victoria: Let us talk about this like mature adults inside!
David: The time for talking ended when I saw my child crying.
Lily pointed toward the hallway closet behind the white foyer.
Lily: My normal clothes are hidden inside that dark room!
David walked over to the closet door and opened it wide.
Lily's soft dresses and shoes were piled on the floor.
Victoria had forced the child into uniform to break her spirit.
David felt tears of deep regret fill his own warm eyes.
He had failed to protect his child from a monster.
He turned back to face Victoria with cold determination now.
David: Hand over the house keys right this second, Victoria.
Victoria: I am not leaving without my personal designer belongings!
David: You will leave with only what you brought in!
Victoria clenched her fists tight as her face grew bright red.
Victoria: You will regret treating me like a common criminal!
David: You treated a child like a slave in her home.