Victoria rushed down the grand stairs with a pale face.
She realized her shocking scheme had failed in front everyone.
The crowd parted quickly as Arthur walked toward her fast.
Arthur: You absolute monster!
Victoria: It was an accident, I swear it slipped!
Arthur: You tried to destroy my entire life today!
Victoria: You cannot prove I did that on purpose, Arthur!
Arthur: Every single person in this room saw your actions!
Arthur pointed a firm shaking finger at her pale face.
Victoria backed away until her heels hit the marble pillar.
She clutched her expensive pearl necklace in sheer panic now.
Victoria: I am still your father's legal widow!
Arthur: You are nothing to this family anymore!
Victoria: You will give me my fair financial settlement!
Arthur: You will get nothing except a prison cell!
Arthur stepped directly into her space with intense focus today.
He grabbed her wrist firmly and shoved her away hard.
Victoria stumbled backward and lost her balance on smooth floor.
She fell hard onto the polished marble tiles below her.
Her heavy pearl necklace snapped instantly upon impact with floor.
White pearl beads scattered across the bright marble floor everywhere.
The crowd gasped sharply as the pearls bounced loud around.
Victoria lay on the cold floor holding her bruised arm.
She looked up at Arthur with wide terrified eyes now.
Arthur: Don't you ever come near my child again!
Victoria: Please, Arthur, let us work this out privately!
Arthur: The police are already on their way right now.
Victoria: You are destroying our family name forever!
Arthur: You destroyed it the moment you touched my son.
Arthur stood like a wall over the defeated woman below.