Maya: The cameras were working? Margarethe said she had disabled them for the party setup.
Ethan: Margarethe doesn't have master access to my security network. Every second of her cruelty is stored on a cloud server.
Maya: So she can't claim it was an accident in court.
Ethan: She won't even make it to court. Once her lawyer sees this footage, she'll sign the divorce papers without asking for a single dollar of my estate.
Lily: Daddy, my wrist hurts a little bit...
Ethan: Come here, precious. Let Daddy hold you.
Ethan lifted his daughter gently into his arms, resting her head against his shoulder while Maya applied an ice pack to the swollen wrist.
Maya: Dr. Evans just pulled up the driveway, Mr. Sterling.
Ethan: Perfect. Maya, please guide him up here. Then I want you to meet me in the study.
Maya: Of course, sir.
Twenty minutes later, after the doctor examined Lily and confirmed her wrist was only mildly sprained, Maya walked down to the estate study. Ethan was sitting at his grand mahogany desk, reviewing a series of legal documents on his laptop.
Ethan: Sit down, Maya.
Maya: Is Lily sleeping?
Ethan: Yes, the doctor gave her a mild sedative. She's resting peacefully now.
Maya: What's going to happen to Margarethe now?
Ethan: My legal team just served her with a emergency restraining order. She is prohibited from coming within five hundred yards of Lily or this estate.
Maya: What about the family trust fund? She told the staff she was going to take control of it next month.
Ethan: She was trying to manipulate the board members while I was overseas. She wanted to remove Lily as the primary beneficiary of the Sterling estate.
Maya: She really wanted everything for herself.
Ethan: Yes. But thanks to you, her plan completely collapsed tonight.
Maya: I'm just glad Lily is safe, Mr. Sterling.
Ethan: I have one more request for you, Maya.
Maya: Anything, sir.
Ethan: I want you to officially take charge of Lily's daily care, education, and estate living arrangements. I don't trust anyone else in this city with my daughter's life.
Maya: I would be honored, Mr. Sterling. I love Lily like she's my own sister.
Ethan: Then it's settled. Tomorrow morning, we clean house. Anyone on the staff who helped Margarethe mistreat my child will be fired and blacklisted.