Arthur gently carried Lily down the stairs and set her down behind the security guard post.
He instructed his loyal butler Marcus to take the young girl into the kitchen safely.
Arthur: Marcus, keep her inside until I finish dealing with this matter completely.
Marcus: Right away, sir, she will be fully protected.
Arthur turned back toward the stairs where Victoria stood trying to straighten her silk dress.
Her composure was rapidly falling apart as she saw the sheer fury in Arthur's dark eyes.
Arthur walked back up the marble steps with deliberate, slow, and powerful strides.
Victoria: You cannot kick me out without a formal divorce settlement through the courts!
Arthur: You think this is still about money and court filings, Victoria?
Victoria: I am your legal wife, and I have rights to this estate!
Arthur: You stole legal papers and put my daughter in extreme danger today.
Arthur reached the top landing and pointed his finger directly at Victoria's frantic face.
Arthur: I spent the entire morning reviewing your secret bank transactions across the border.
Victoria froze instantly, her eyes widening in absolute shock at his sudden words.
Victoria: What transactions are you talking about?
Arthur: The two million dollars you quietly moved out of my daughter's trust fund account.
Victoria took another step backward, her heels clicking against the cold hard floor.
Victoria: That money was meant for home improvements that benefit us all!
Arthur: You thought I was too blinded by grief to notice your cheap criminal scheme.
Victoria: You will regret talking to me like this, Arthur Miller!
Arthur stepped forward into her space, his towering frame casting a long dark shadow over her.
Arthur: The only regret I have is ever allowing a snake like you near my precious daughter.
Victoria: I will ruin your reputation in the local media before this day is over!
Arthur: Try it, and I will publish every single investigator report I hold in my desk.
Victoria opened her mouth to speak, but no sound came out of her dry throat.
She realized that her entire trap had crumbled into dust in a single afternoon.
Arthur: Get your personal belongings and leave this property immediately.
Victoria: You cannot enforce this without a judge present!
Arthur: Watch me enforce it right now.
Arthur raised his voice so loudly that the floorboards seemed to vibrate under their feet.
Victoria turned around in horror and ran down the stairs toward the double entrance doors.