David stood up smoothly while holding little Sophie close to his heart.
His blue eyes burned with a dark anger he had never felt.
Victoria adjusted her expensive cream dress with total calm grace.
Julian stood tall beside his mother without a single trace of regret.
David looked at the open black bag sitting empty on the floor.
David: Where were you taking my daughter?
Victoria smiled weakly and put her hand over her golden necklace.
Victoria: David darling, you are back early from your long trip.
David: Answer my question right now, Victoria!
Sophie sobbed softly and reached for her father's firm chin.
Sophie: She said mom's room is his now...
Sophie: She packed my things and put me in the dark box!
David felt his whole world shatter into a thousand sharp glass pieces.
He had married Victoria six short months ago to give Sophie support.
He thought Victoria was a kind woman who cared about his child.
Now he saw the ugly real truth hiding behind her smooth fake mask.
Julian stepped forward on the marble with a heavy arrogance.
Julian: She was going to a boarding school down south, David.
Julian: It is time for grown adults to manage this large estate.
David took two large steps toward the young man with burning eyes.
David: You have no right to touch my family or home!
Victoria raised her well kept hands to silence her adult son quickly.
Victoria: Do not raise your voice in my home, David.
David: This is my house, bought long before I met you!
Victoria pulled a small set of legal papers from her small purse.
She held the white documents out toward David with a cold smirk.
Victoria: Check the trust fund papers you signed last month, dear.
David stared at the thick white sheets with growing fear inside.
He remembered signing routine business papers right before his long flight.
Victoria had slipped hidden legal transfer clauses inside the heavy stack.
She had tried to steal his full estate while he was away.
David realized he was standing in the middle of a cruel trap.