Vanessa: You can't take away my marital rights! My prenup guarantees a five-million-dollar payout if we divorce within two years!
Ethan: Did you actually read clause fourteen of our prenuptial agreement, Vanessa?
Vanessa: What clause fourteen?
Ethan: Clause fourteen states that if either party engages in domestic violence, felony child abuse, or illegal tampering with family trust assets, the entire prenup is rendered null and void. You get zero. Not a dollar. Not a car. Not even the clothes on your back.
Vanessa's jaw dropped. She looked frantically between Ethan and the security guards standing at the door.
Vanessa: You... you put that in the contract?
Ethan: My corporate lawyers drafted that document. I protect my family, Vanessa. I protected them from external threats, and now I am protecting my son from you.
The sound of loud police sirens echoed down the long private driveway of the estate. Red and blue lights flashed bright against the framed American flag painting hanging on the hall wall.
Vanessa: Sirens? Ethan... did you call the police before you walked in here?
Ethan: The moment I watched the live security camera feed on my phone in my car, I dialed the police chief. They've been listening to this entire conversation through my smartwatch microphone.
Vanessa: No! Ethan, please! Don't do this to me! Think of the media scandal! Think of your company's stock price!
Ethan: My stock price means nothing compared to the safety of my baby. I will personally ensure this story hits every national news channel so the world knows exactly what kind of monster you are.
The heavy front doors swung open once more. Four uniformed police officers rushed into the grand hall, led by a senior detective with a badge pinned to his coat.
Detective Ross: Ethan Vance?
Ethan: Yes, Detective. Thank you for getting here so quickly.
Detective Ross: We received the live audio feed and the video files your security team transmitted to our precinct. Is the child safe?
Ethan: He's in my arms, unharmed now. But my maid, Clara, was physically assaulted five minutes ago when she tried to save him.
Clara: She slapped me across the face, Officer. Hard enough to knock me to the ground.
Detective Ross: We saw the red cheek mark on your face, ma'am. Don't worry. Officers, arrest Vanessa Vance for felony child abuse, domestic assault, and grand attempted fraud.
Vanessa: Get your hands off me! Do you know who my family is?! I am a member of the country club! I have high-society connections!
The two police officers grabbed Vanessa by her wrists, pulling her up from the floor and snapping cold steel handcuffs tightly around her wrists.
Vanessa: Ethan! Tell them to stop! I'm sorry! I'll go to therapy! I'll be a good mother to Toby! I promise!
Ethan: You will never lay eyes on my son again as long as you live.