Victoria slowly walked down the staircase while holding the banister with extra care.
Her confident posture was completely gone, replaced by visible nervously shaking hands.
Victoria: That document was prepared by our family lawyer for your own protection.
Julian: Protection from what? You tried to alter my father's legal trust!
Elena: She wanted to force us out before the baby was born.
Julian: Is this why you hated Elena from the very first day we met?
Victoria: She does not come from our social circle, Julian!
Julian: She is my wife, and she is the mother of your future grandchild!
Victoria stood at the bottom step, refusing to look directly at her son.
The distant sound of emergency sirens echoed from down the private gated drive.
Julian held the legal papers tightly in his fist, crumpling the edges slightly.
Julian: My father left half of this company to me when he passed away.
Victoria: He was sick when he signed that final copy of the will!
Julian: You forged his signature on these updated codicils, didn't you?
Elena gasped softly from the sofa as the truth finally became crystal clear.
Victoria's face turned completely white as if all color had left her body.
Victoria: I managed this estate for twenty years to keep our name respected!
Julian: You stole from your own family because you were terrified of losing control!
Victoria: Everything I did was to keep this house in the Vance name!
Julian: You almost harmed my wife and child today over your corporate greed!
The siren sound grew louder as the emergency vehicles pulled up the driveway.
Red and blue lights flashed brightly through the tall foyer glass windows.
Two paramedics rushed through the front doors carrying heavy medical emergency kits.
Paramedic: Sir, where is the patient who needs immediate medical evaluation?
Julian: Over here on the couch, please check her right now!
The paramedics immediately knelt beside Elena and began checking her blood pressure.
They placed an oxygen mask over her face and recorded her heart rate.
Paramedic: Her blood pressure is very high, but her pulse is steady.
Elena: Is the baby okay? Please tell me my baby is safe!
Paramedic: We need to transport you to the hospital for a full ultrasound check.
Julian: I am coming with you in the ambulance right now.
Julian turned back toward his mother with a look of total determination.
Julian: Do not be here when I return from the hospital tonight, Mother.