The silence in the grand hallway became so heavy you could hear a pin drop.
Evelyn took a step back and adjusted the belt on her red robe.
She tried to regain her usual calm and arrogant demeanor.
Evelyn: Mark, you are letting your emotions cloud your good judgment right now.
Evelyn: I am your wife, and I deserve respect in my own house.
Mark tapped his phone screen three times without taking his eyes off her face.
Mark: This is not your house, Evelyn, and it never was.
He held the smartphone screen directly up so she could see the bright display.
A bank notification was flashing near the top of the dark screen.
It showed an unauthorized transfer of two million dollars to an offshore account.
Evelyn's face turned completely pale as all the color drained from her skin.
Mark: Care to explain why my company trust fund was moved twenty minutes ago?
Evelyn: Mark... I can explain that transaction entirely!
Mark: You thought I was on a flight to London for the next twelve hours.
Mark: You thought you could clean out the house accounts and slip away quietly.
Victoria looked up from the floor, her tears slowly drying against her cheeks.
Victoria: Sir, she asked me to pack her heavy leather bags early this morning.
Victoria: She told me if I said anything to you, she would destroy me.
Evelyn whirled around toward Victoria, her hands shaking with sudden fury.
Evelyn: You lying old hag, shut your mouth right now!
Mark grabbed Evelyn's wrist gently but firmly before she could move any closer.
Mark: Do not step another inch toward her, Evelyn.
Evelyn: Let go of my arm, Mark, you are making a massive mistake!
Mark: The only mistake I made was trusting you with my family estate.
Sarah helped Victoria stand up carefully from the hard marble tile floor.
The two maids stepped back into the safety of the wide hallway corner.
Evelyn tried to pull her arm back, but Mark held his firm grip steady.
Evelyn: I built this life with you, Mark, you cannot throw me away!
Mark: You did not build anything except a thick tower of heartless lies.
He pressed another button on his phone and put it directly on speaker mode.
A stern voice instantly sounded from the small speaker of the dark phone.
Officer: Mr. Davis, local police units are arriving outside your main gates now.