Julian walked down the stairs to stand directly beside Clara on the floor.
He gently took the white silk bundle from Clara's trembling hands.
He unrolled the soft fabric carefully and inspected the official paper inside.
The gold seal of the family estate was intact and fully visible.
Julian: Are you okay, Clara? Did you hurt yourself when you fell?
Clara: I am fine, sir, I just wanted to protect Leo's future.
Julian: You risked your own safety to catch this bundle today.
Clara: I saw her pick it up from the security box earlier, sir.
Victoria walked down the stairs slowly, trying to look calm and collected.
Victoria: Julian, you are making a massive scene over simple household clutter.
Julian: Clutter? These are the primary inheritance papers for my only son!
Victoria: I was merely checking the dust on the balcony railing, darling.
Clara: She opened the locked wooden box using a silver key from her purse.
Julian turned his head fast and stared directly into Victoria's blue eyes.
He remembered that only two people knew where the spare key was kept.
Julian: Victoria, where did you get the key to that locked display box?
Victoria: I found it lying on your desk yesterday afternoon by accident.
Julian: That key was locked inside my private study drawer all week long!
Victoria swallowed hard as her elaborate story began to fall apart rapidly.
She looked around the vast empty room, searching for any possible escape.
Victoria: You are accusing your wife based on the words of a maid!
Julian: Clara has never lied to me once since she entered this house!
Julian: But you have been asking about my estate funds for weeks now.
Victoria: I only wanted to make sure our family was financially secure!
Julian: You wanted to remove Leo's name so you could inherit everything yourself!
The sharp truth hit the air like a cold winter breeze.
Victoria stepped back toward the main door with an angry scowl.
Victoria: You will regret treating me like a criminal in your house!
Julian: You showed your true colors today, and I am calling my lawyer now!