The sound of Arthur's heavy footsteps echoed through the tall hallway as he walked upstairs.
Elena followed closely behind him, her hands trembling with intense panic.
Maya remained in the foyer, carefully gathering the laundry scattered across the floor.
Arthur walked directly into the master bedroom suite and opened the wooden dresser drawers.
Elena: Arthur, please stop acting like a paranoid crazy person!
Arthur: If you have nothing to hide, why are you so terrified right now?
Arthur pulled out a stack of dark Manila envelopes hidden beneath a layer of clothes.
He opened the first envelope and scanned the financial documents inside.
His eyes widened in shock as he read the numbers written on the white pages.
Arthur: You opened three separate bank accounts using my personal company funds?!
Elena: It was just money for our future savings, Arthur!
Arthur: These accounts are registered entirely under your maiden name!
He tossed the papers onto the large king-sized bed with a look of total disgust.
Arthur: You have been secretly draining my business accounts for months!
Elena's soft face hardened into a cold, angry expression.
Elena: You work all day and leave me alone in this empty house!
Elena: I deserved to secure my own future in case you ever left me!
Arthur: So you tried to frame Maya today to keep her from telling me?
Elena crossed her arms tightly across her chest and refused to answer.
Arthur: You risked staging a dangerous accident just to destroy a girl's reputation!
Elena: She was poking her nose into things that did not concern her!
Arthur: She is an honest worker who was protecting my home while I was away!
Elena stepped closer to Arthur and grabbed his wrists forcefully.
Elena: You cannot prove anything about the stroller incident down there!
Elena: It is your wife's word against a poor house maid!
Elena: No judge or court would ever believe her over me!
Arthur looked down at her hands and slowly shook his head in absolute disappointment.
Arthur: You really think you thought of everything, don't you?
Elena: I know how the real world works, Arthur.
Arthur pulled a small silver remote out of his inner jacket pocket.
Arthur: Then you forgot about the security system I installed last month.
Elena's eyes went wide as Arthur pressed a small button on the black casing.