David opened the sturdy study door and walked out with Sophie.
Victoria and Julian were sitting in the living room drinking tea.
They looked up with smug expressions as David walked toward them.
Victoria: Have you packed your personal bags yet, David?
David: The only people packing bags today are you two.
Julian stood up quickly with his fists balled tight by his sides.
Julian: Watch your tone when speaking to my mother!
David: You put a defenseless little girl inside a tight suitcase!
David: You are a coward and a criminal, Julian!
Victoria scoffed loudly and stood up from the velvet armchair slowly.
Victoria: No judge will believe a child over my word!
Victoria: I told the staff she was playing a silly game.
Suddenly the heavy front doorbell rang loudly throughout the grand foyer.
David walked past the surprised couple to open the double doors.
Lawyer Marcus walked inside carrying a thick black leather folder.
Behind Marcus stood two uniformed police officers in dark blue gear.
Victoria turned pale as her face lost all its fake color.
Victoria: What is the meaning of this intrusion, David?
Marcus: Mrs. Victoria, you are under direct investigation for fraud.
Marcus: We also have full video security evidence from this morning.
David pointed toward the small hidden camera mounted in the corner.
Victoria had forgotten that the entire house had modern security cameras.
Every single awful second of her actions had been fully recorded live.
The footage showed Julian locking Sophie into the luggage bag clearly.
It showed Victoria watching the entire cruel event with a smile.
Julian stepped back toward the dark hallway with growing fear now.
Julian: Mother, you said the security cameras were turned off!
Victoria: Keep your mouth shut right now, Julian!
The lead police officer stepped forward with strong iron handcuffs ready.