Victoria backed away two steps, her hands shaking uncontrollably against her green dress.
Victoria: Richard, please... let me explain... it is not what it looks like!
Victoria: I was just trying to discipline him... he was making loud noise!
Richard: Discipline him?! He is a two-year-old innocent baby child!
Richard's voice boomed across the grand estate like a loud crack of thunder.
The high ceiling seemed to shake from the sheer power of his rage.
Richard: You dragged my motherless son and called him a useless brat!
Victoria: I was overwhelmed! You are always away at your busy corporate work!
Richard: That gives you no right to abuse a child in my home!
Richard stepped forward, his dark charcoal suit casting a heavy deep shadow.
Victoria backed up until her heels hit the base of the flag wall.
She looked around frantically, but there was nowhere left for her to run.
Richard: You came into my life pretending to love my precious motherless boy.
Richard: You spent my hard-earned money while terrorizing my child behind my back!
Victoria: Richard, darling, please forgive me! I will change, I promise you!
Richard: You will never touch my son or set foot here ever again!
Richard pulled his personal phone out and dialed his head security guard immediately.
Richard: Mark, bring the estate security team to the main foyer right now.
Richard: Escort this woman off my property and throw her bags outside gates.
Victoria began to weep loudly, her false tears ruining her heavy face makeup.
She realized that her comfortable life of luxury wealth was ending right now.
She would lose the mansion, the sports cars, and the huge family trust.
Victoria: You cannot do this to me! I am your legal wife!
Richard: My divorce lawyer will have the annulment papers served to you today.
Richard: You will leave this house with nothing but the clothes you wear.
Two tall security guards walked into the foyer and took Victoria by arms.
They led the screaming, protesting woman out through the wide double doors.
Her high heels scraped against the marble floor as she was led away.
The grand entrance doors slammed shut firmly, restoring complete silence to the home.
Richard took a long deep breath, rubbing his forehead with his trembling hand.
The heavy weight of the horrible discovery pressed down on his broad shoulders.
He turned around slowly to face Clara and his young crying boy.
The real healing process for the small family was finally ready to begin.