Victoria: How... how do you know about that?
Nathan: Did you really think I wouldn't check your background after I noticed funds disappearing from the corporate account? My security team found your offshore account in the Cayman Islands three days ago.
Victoria: That account was set up by my father! It has nothing to do with you!
Nathan: Your father died penniless five years ago, Victoria. The only money entering that account came directly from my daughter's inheritance trust!
Victoria: I deserved that money! I spent two years pretending to care about your stupid family! I gave up my youth to sit in this oversized mausoleum with a crying child who isn't even mine!
Nathan: You didn't give up anything. You were a parasite who saw an opportunity when my wife passed away. You thought I was too broken by grief to notice what you were doing.
Victoria: You were broken! You were an absolute wreck! If it weren't for me standing beside you at those corporate galas, the board of directors would have ousted you as CEO months ago!
Nathan: The board of directors is currently sitting in my study down the hall, waiting for the police to arrive.
Victoria froze. The blood drained completely from her face as the reality of her situation hit her like a tidal wave.
Victoria: The... the police?
Nathan: You didn't just steal from a trust fund, Victoria. You committed federal wire fraud, grand larceny, and corporate embezzlement. And after what I just caught on the security cameras in this kitchen, we're adding child endangerment and assault to the list.
Victoria: Cameras? There are no cameras in the kitchen!
Nathan: I had high-definition security cameras installed in every single room of this mansion last week while you were away at your spa retreat in Miami. Every word you said to Elena, every threat you made to my daughter, and the wooden spoon you raised in your hand—it was all recorded in four-K resolution and transmitted directly to my phone.
Victoria backed up until her knees hit the edge of the kitchen cabinets, her chest heaving as she tried to find words to save herself.
Victoria: Nathan, please! We can talk about this! I was just stressed! I lost my temper because the girl broke a very expensive glass! I'll go to therapy, I'll apologize to Elena, I'll do whatever you want!
Nathan: It's too late for apologies, Victoria. You showed your true colors, and now you're going to pay the price.
Victoria: Please, Nathan! Think of my reputation! If I get arrested here, my family will be ruined!
Nathan: You ruined your own family the moment you decided to abuse mine.
The heavy front doors of the mansion echoed through the foyer as two uniformed police officers stepped into the grand entrance, accompanied by Nathan's personal legal counsel, Mr. Vance.