Before Victoria could take another breath to offer another fake excuse, Daniel raised his hand and forcefully slapped her hard across the left cheek. The sharp impact cracked through the high-ceilinged foyer like a gunshot, sending Victoria stumbling sideways against the heavy mahogany side table. Before she could regain her balance, Daniel stepped forward and slapped her a second time across the right cheek, his face dark with absolute, uncontrolled fury.
Victoria: Ah! Daniel, stop! Please!
Without missing a single beat, Daniel landed a third heavy slap across her face, the raw force of the blow throwing Victoria completely off balance. She let out a loud, pathetic scream as her high heels slipped on the wet marble floor, sending her crashing down onto her knees right beside the puddle of dirty water. She covered her red, bruised cheeks with both hands, shaking violently as tears of pain and humiliation ruined her expensive makeup under the bright sun.
Victoria: You... you hit me! You can't do this to me! My father will destroy your business!
Daniel: Your father owes sixty million dollars to my mother's primary holding company, Victoria! One phone call from her and your entire family goes bankrupt by tomorrow morning!
Evelyn walked over slowly, standing right beside her son as they both glared down at the shivering woman on the floor. The power dynamic in the grand foyer had shifted completely, leaving Victoria small, helpless, and totally exposed under the grand American flag mounted on the high wall above them.
Daniel: How dare you humiliate my mother in her own house! Get out before I ruin your life completely and leave you with nothing!
Victoria: Daniel, please... think about our wedding! Think about the prenuptial agreement we already signed!
Evelyn: The prenuptial agreement contained a strict moral clause, Victoria. I had my legal team draft it myself before Daniel even proposed to you.
Victoria looked up in absolute terror, her eyes wide as she stared at the cold, calculating woman standing above her in the wet grey uniform. She realized then that every single step of her relationship had been quietly evaluated by the matriarch she had just poured dirty water over.
Evelyn: That clause states that any act of domestic abuse or gross disrespect toward my family voids all financial settlements instantly. You get nothing, Victoria. Not a single cent, not a single piece of jewelry, and certainly not this estate.
Victoria: You set me up! You dressed like a maid on purpose just to trick me into losing everything!
Evelyn: I did not force you to pour cold water on an elderly woman, Victoria. I simply held up a mirror, and you showed us exactly what kind of monster was hiding behind that pretty face.
Daniel reached into his suit jacket, pulling out his smartphone with a swift, aggressive motion before dialing the main security gate at the edge of the property. His voice was cold, hard, and completely devoid of the warmth he had shown Victoria over the past six months of their fast-paced engagement.
Daniel: Gatehouse, this is Daniel Vance. Escort Miss Victoria off the property immediately. If she refuses to walk out the front gates, have the local sheriff arrest her for criminal trespass and physical assault.