Two police officers stepped through the high double wooden front doors.
They looked at the scattered red beads covering the white marble floor.
Officer Smith: We received a call about an assault inside this house.
Robert: Officer, this woman attempted to harm a ten year old child.
Robert: She grabbed her necklace forcefully and caused her to stumble dangerously.
Margarethe: That is a complete lie invented by this disgraced family son!
Officer Smith: Ma'am, please step down the stairs with your hands visible.
Margarethe walked down the last three steps with her head held stiff.
Margarethe: You do not know who I am in this high town!
Officer Smith: I know you need to come with us to the station.
The second officer put silver handcuffs on Margarethe's thin wrists carefully.
Lily watched from behind her father as the mean woman was walked out.
Lily: She cannot hurt us anymore now, right Daddy?
David: No, sweetheart, nobody is ever going to hurt you again.
Robert picked up the broken gold pendant piece from the shiny floor.
Robert: I will take this micro document to the judge immediately now.
Robert: By tomorrow morning, the deed will be fully registered in your name.
David: Thank you, Robert, for standing by my father's true wishes.
Robert: Your father was a good man who loved his granddaughter dearly.
The lawyer shook David's hand firmly before leaving through the front doors.
The massive mansion became quiet and peaceful for the very first time.
The heavy rain outside began to slow down to a gentle mist.
David sat down on the bottom step with Lily in his arms.
David: Look at all these red rubies on the floor, sweetie.
Lily: Can we gather them up and fix my mother's necklace?
David: We will take every single piece to the local jeweler tomorrow.
David: He will make it even stronger than it was before today.
Lily smiled softly and rested her small head against his warm jacket.
Lily: I love our home, Daddy, it feels very warm now.
David: I love our home too, Lily, and it is yours forever.
They spent the rest of the evening picking up the red beads.
Each small stone was a reminder of the truth that saved them.
The dark shadow over the estate was finally gone for good now.