The security guards stood at attention near the grand wooden entrance doors.
Julian walked slowly toward the small table where Victoria's phone rested.
He picked up the screen and unlocked it using his master code.
Victoria lunged forward to grab the phone back from his hands.
Victoria: Give that back to me right now, Julian!
Julian held her off firmly with his arm and scrolled through messages.
His eyes widened as he read text messages from last week's party.
Victoria had been sending terrible messages about his dear mother online.
She boasted to her rich friends about making Elena clean rooms daily.
She called his mother names and mocked her simple countryside upbringing.
Julian: You bragged about abusing my sweet mother to your friends?
Victoria: It was just a joke among my wealthy social circle!
Julian: Cruelty is never a joke under my roof or anywhere!
Elena stood softly near the couch with tears running down cheeks.
She had no idea that Victoria hated her so very much.
She had always tried her best to cook dinner for Victoria.
She had ironed Victoria's silk clothes without complaining a single time.
Elena: I only ever wanted us to be a happy family.
Victoria: You were never part of my class or my world!
Julian: My mother raised me while working three tough cleaning jobs.
Julian: Her honest work built the foundation of my entire success.
Julian: You are nothing without my money and my legal status.
Victoria stepped forward again and tried to take Julian's hand gently.
Her pride was finally giving way to desperation and rising panic.
She knew her family's banking business went bankrupt last year already.
She depended entirely on Julian's fortune for her high social lifestyle.
Victoria: Darling, please, I am sorry for my bad mood!
Victoria: I was stressed about the charity gala this coming weekend!
Julian: Do not touch me with your fake and cruel apologies.
He stepped away from her touch with complete disgust in eyes.
He turned to the head guard who waited near the door.
Julian: Escort this woman to her bedroom to pack one bag.
Victoria: You cannot throw me out into the street like this!
Julian: You stripped my mother of dignity, so I strip yours.
The guards moved forward and blocked Victoria from stepping any closer.
Victoria gasped as she realized no one was taking her side.
She glared at Elena with intense anger in her narrowed eyes.
Victoria: This old woman ruined everything between us two today!
Julian: Your own wicked heart ruined your life, not my mother.
Julian turned his back on his wife and walked to Elena.
He took his mother's hand and kissed it with profound love.
Julian: Let us go upstairs and get you clean clothes, Mom.
Elena: Thank you, my sweet boy, for protecting your old mother.