Clara tapped the screen to play the high-definition video she had just recorded.
She turned the glass display toward Julian so he could see every single frame.
The clear video showed Victoria walking casually across the polished marble foyer.
She was holding the long velvet strap while tiny Leo dragged behind her on his belly.
The audio captured the child's loud, painful cries echoing against the high walls.
It also clearly recorded Victoria telling the baby to keep moving and calling him names.
Julian's eyes widened in total horror as he watched the terrible recording play out.
His jaw clenched tight, and the veins on his forehead began to throb with intense anger.
He looked from the phone screen straight to Victoria, who was shrinking back slowly.
"You dragged my son like an old bag of trash?" Julian whispered in absolute disbelief.
"Julian, please let me explain!" Victoria begged, her hands shaking violently now.
"It was just a short game we were playing!" she stammered, pulling at her satin dress.
"A game?" Julian yelled, his loud voice echoing across the huge marble space.
"He was crying in pain while you dragged him across hard stone!" Julian roared.
"You lied to my face and tried to blame Clara for your cruelty!" he added.
Victoria looked around the foyer wildly, searching for any possible line of defense.
"She edited that video!" Victoria shouted desperately, pointing at Clara's phone.
"She is using smart technology to make me look like a terrible person!" she claimed.
"This video was recorded live two minutes ago," Clara said plainly to Julian.
"Look at the floor, sir, you can still see the wet tear marks where Leo fell."
Julian looked down at the marble tiles and saw the wet spots near the side table.
All doubt vanished from his mind in a single dark, painful second.
He realized that the woman he had married was a cruel, heartless deceiver.
He turned to Clara and spoke with a soft, deeply apologetic tone.
"Thank you for protecting my son, Clara," Julian said sincerely.
"You saved him when I was not here to see what was happening," he added.
"I only did what any decent person would do, Mr. Sterling," Clara replied.
Victoria backed toward the grand staircase, her eyes filled with dark resentment.
"You ruined everything, you miserable little maid!" Victoria hissed loudly at Clara.
"You will pay for this insult!" Victoria screamed, raising her voice higher.
"The only person paying for anything today is you, Victoria," Julian interrupted coldly.
He pulled his private mobile phone from his coat pocket and dialed a fast number.
"Put your bags down because you are not taking a single cent from this home," Julian said.
"Who are you calling, Julian?" Victoria asked, her voice cracking with fear.
"I am calling my top divorce lawyer and the local police department," Julian replied sharply.