Victoria: You... you reconnected the security system without telling me?
Ethan: I don't need your permission to secure my own property, Victoria.
Victoria: I am the mistress of this house! Your father promised me this estate before he died!
Ethan: My father knew what kind of money-hungry snake you were, which is why he put everything into a private trust.
Maya: Ethan... the pain is getting worse. Please, hold my hand tight.
Ethan: I'm right here, Maya. Don't worry, sweetie. Help is coming down the driveway right now.
The distant sound of sirens began to echo down the long, gated estate driveway outside the front double doors.
Victoria's eyes darted frantically toward the heavy wooden entrance, panic finally cracking her cold facade.
Victoria: Ethan, listen to me carefully. We can work this out like a family.
Ethan: You stopped being family the moment you tried to murder my wife and unborn baby.
Victoria: It was a moment of madness! I was stressed about the business audit!
Ethan: You shoved a six-month pregnant woman down sixteen marble steps! That isn't stress, that's pure evil!
Victoria: If I go to prison, the family name will be dragged through the mud in every newspaper across the country!
Ethan: I don't give a damn about the family name anymore. I care about justice for Maya.
Maya: You tried to steal everything Ethan's father worked his whole life to build, Victoria.
Victoria: I gave twenty years of my life to your father, Ethan! I earned every single dollar in this house!
Ethan: You married him for his bank account, and everyone in town knew it except him.
Victoria: If you give that camera footage to the police, I will make sure this estate faces endless legal lawsuits!
Ethan: Go ahead and try. My corporate lawyers are already preparing the fraud charges against you.
The heavy front doors burst open, and four emergency paramedics hurried into the foyer carrying a medical gurney and bags.
Paramedic Lead: Where is the patient? What happened here?
Ethan: Down here on the floor! She was pushed down the staircase, and she's six months pregnant!
Paramedic Lead: Sir, please step back slightly so we can evaluate her vital signs immediately.
Ethan: I'm not leaving her side. Maya, I'm holding your hand the whole time.
Maya: Thank you, Ethan... please don't let her come near me again.
Ethan: She won't ever come near you again, Maya. I promise you that on my life.
Two police officers stepped through the open front doors right behind the paramedics, their uniforms dark against the white room.
Police Officer: Who called emergency dispatch regarding an assault inside this residence?
Ethan: I did, officer. That woman standing at the top of the stairs just shoved my pregnant wife down the marble steps.
Victoria: Officer, don't listen to him! It was a complete accident! She lost her balance!
Ethan: We have high-definition video evidence recorded on our home security cloud server, officer.
Police Officer: Ma'am, stay exactly where you are on the landing. Do not move your hands.
Victoria: You cannot arrest me in my own mansion! I demand to call my defense attorney right now!