Elena stepped onto the upper balcony and stood inches away from Victoria.
Her face showed the deep hurt and fury of a protective mother.
Elena: How could you treat my flesh and blood like trash?
Victoria: She does not belong in this family line anymore!
Elena: You lied to my husband while he was sick in bed!
Elena pointed an accusing finger straight at Victoria's calm face.
Victoria tried to brush past her, but Elena blocked her pathway completely.
Elena: You made him sign papers when he could barely see!
Victoria: That is a complete lie and you cannot prove it!
Elena: I have the original medical reports right in my bag!
Victoria's face turned pale as she heard those powerful words spoken aloud.
She lowered the hand holding the scissors down to her side.
The confident smile she usually wore vanished from her face instantly.
Victoria: You are bluffing, Elena, you have nothing on me!
Elena: The probate judge has already signed the hold order today!
Clara walked up the steps slowly to stand beside her brave mother.
She looked at Victoria without any fear left inside her eyes.
Clara: You took my father's memory and tried to erase it.
Victoria: I built this estate into what it is today!
Clara: No, my father built it with his own honest work.
Victoria raised her voice as she tried to regain control of the scene.
Victoria: Security will be here in five minutes to throw you out!
Elena: I called the police myself before I walked through that door.
The sound of approaching sirens echoed softly from the long driveway outside.
Victoria froze as she heard the distinct red and blue lights flashing.
She looked around the massive hallway that felt smaller by the second.
All of her carefully constructed plans were falling apart right now.
Elena took Clara's hand and held it in a tight grip.
Elena: You will answer for everything you did to this family.
Victoria: This is my home, you cannot do this to me!
Elena: It was never yours to steal in the first place.
The front door opened again as uniform officers stepped into the room.
The moment of truth had finally arrived for everyone inside the house.