Evelyn: "Julian, please! Delete that video! We can talk about this like adults!"
Julian: "Talk?! You tried to end my daughter's life for money!"
Evelyn: "That's not true! I love Clara! I've always cared for her!"
Clara: "No, you didn't! You told me yesterday that if I went away, you would get all the money!"
Julian felt a cold shiver run down his spine as he looked at his daughter.
Julian: "She told you what?"
Clara: "She said Daddy's money belongs to her, and that I was stealing her inheritance."
Julian: "Is that what this was about, Evelyn? The trust fund?"
Evelyn backed away toward the top of the stairs, her oversized t-shirt trembling as she held her hands up.
Evelyn: "Julian, you don't understand how hard it's been for me!"
Julian: "Hard for you?! You live in a luxury mansion with unlimited credit cards!"
Evelyn: "But I don't own anything! Your pre-nuptial agreement leaves everything to Clara if we divorce!"
Julian: "Because this is my family's legacy! It belongs to my daughter!"
Evelyn: "I spent two years playing the perfect stepmother! I deserved a share of this estate!"
Julian: "You didn't deserve a single dollar! You were planning this from the start!"
Evelyn: "If Clara was out of the picture, the trust fund would have defaulted to me as your legal spouse!"
Julian let out a sharp, disgusted laugh as the full weight of her evil plan hit him.
Julian: "You actually thought you could murder my child, claim it was an accident, and inherit millions?!"
Evelyn: "I was desperate, Julian! You barely look at me! You care more about your company than your wife!"
Julian: "I work to provide for my family! But you are not family. You are a criminal."
Evelyn: "If you turn me in, I will ruin your company's reputation! The press will go wild!"
Julian: "Let them write whatever they want. My company means nothing compared to my daughter's safety."
Evelyn: "I will sue you for millions! I'll tell the news you beat me!"
Julian: "I have full video evidence of you shoving a ten-year-old off a balcony. Good luck finding a jury that cares about your face."
Evelyn's eyes darted around the hall, looking for an exit or a way out of the corner she had backed herself into.
Evelyn: "Julian, give me one million dollars and I will sign the divorce papers today and disappear forever."
Julian: "You won't get one cent from me. Not a single penny."
Evelyn: "I will destroy you in court!"
Julian: "You won't even make it to a civil court, Evelyn. Look down at the driveway."
Evelyn turned her head toward the front entrance windows. Red and blue lights were flashing brightly against the white marble pillars of the estate gates.
Evelyn: "You... you called the police?!"
Julian: "I pressed the panic button on my smartwatch the moment I caught Clara in my arms."
Evelyn: "No! You can't do this to me!"
Evelyn tried to run toward the back hallway, but Julian stepped in front of her, blocking her path with his tall frame.
Julian: "You're not going anywhere."