Eleanor sank slowly into a wooden kitchen chair, her hands trembling uncontrollably now.
Eleanor: Julian, please, we are your family! You cannot do this to us!
Julian: I allowed you to live here because I believed you were treating Elena well.
He looked around the massive, messy room filled with dirty dishes and harsh memories.
Julian: But you turned my loving wife into an unpaid servant in my own house.
Victoria stepped forward angrily, wiping a smear of red icing from her forehead.
Victoria: You can't kick us out over a simple misunderstanding with the servant!
Julian: She is my wife, Victoria, and the mother of my child!
Julian took out his mobile phone and dialed a short number on his keypad.
He placed the call on speakerphone so everyone in the room could hear clearly.
Security Guard: Good morning, Dr. Julian. How can security help you today?
Julian: Send two security guards to the main estate kitchen immediately, please.
Eleanor: Julian! Stop this madness right now, I am your mother!
Julian: You stopped acting like my mother when you allowed Victoria to abuse my wife.
Elena held her baby close, feeling a sudden wave of deep relief wash over her.
For months she had felt utterly alone and unprotected inside these towering walls.
Now her husband was standing up to his toxic family with unwavering strength.
The heavy front doorbell rang downstairs, signaling the fast arrival of estate security guards.
Victoria began to panic, looking around the room for any way out of this.
Victoria: You are ruining my entire birthday party tonight, Julian!
Julian: The party is officially canceled, and your monthly trust allowance is permanently revoked.
Eleanor gasped loudly and covered her mouth in absolute terror at those cold words.
Without Julian's financial support, neither of them had any money of their own left.
They had spent two years spending his money while secretly treating his wife like dirt.