Within twenty minutes, two private security officers arrived at the estate.
Julian stood in the center of the foyer with folded arms.
Elena stood near the kitchen doorway watching the scene unfold.
Victoria marched down the grand stairs carrying two designer suitcases.
Her face was pale and her lips were pressed into a thin line.
Victoria: You will regret treating me like this!
Julian: Hand over your house keys right now.
Victoria: My lawyer will contact you by noon!
Julian: My lawyer is already preparing the divorce papers.
Victoria: You are making a huge mistake, Julian!
Julian: The mistake was marrying you six months ago.
Victoria dropped the silver house keys onto the marble table.
The security officers guided her firmly toward the exit doors.
As the heavy doors closed behind her, total quiet returned to the foyer.
Julian turned to Elena and walked over with a heavy sigh.
The anger in his face turned into deep gratitude and sorrow.
Julian: Thank you for saving my son today, Elena.
Elena: I would do anything to keep Leo safe, sir.
Julian: I should have noticed her behavior much sooner.
Elena: She was very clever at hiding her true feelings.
Julian: Did she ever make threats before today?
Elena: She often complained about his trust fund, sir.
Julian looked down at the floor as the words sank in.
He realized Victoria wanted Leo out of the family inheritance.
She wanted the entire Vance estate for herself alone.
Julian walked into his home office to review the security tapes.
He sat at his large mahogany desk and opened the camera software.
The cameras covered every major angle of the grand foyer.
Julian rewound the footage from earlier that morning.
He watched the video feed with intense concentration.
The camera clearly showed Victoria lifting the bronze clock carefully.
It showed her carrying it intentionally toward the balcony edge.
It captured the exact moment she pushed it over the rail.
It also showed Elena running heroically across the room to catch it.
Julian squeezed his hands into tight fists on the desk.
The video proof was clear, absolute, and undeniable.
He saved the footage file directly to a secure drive.
This evidence would protect his family in court completely.