Arthur dropped his heavy leather bag straight onto the white marble floor.
His face turned dark with absolute rage as he looked at his small daughter.
He walked rapidly across the foyer, his heavy boots sounding loudly on the stone.
Victoria: Arthur, don't listen to her, she is just making up stories!
Victoria: You know how creative children can be when they want attention!
Victoria reached out to touch Arthur's arm, trying to calm his obvious anger.
Arthur shoved her hands away with a sharp, aggressive movement of his arm.
Arthur: Do not dare touch me right now, Victoria.
He pointed down at Lily's tiny red hands and her dirty bare feet.
Arthur: Look at my daughter's hands, look at her dirty bare feet!
Arthur: Is this how you take care of my children while I am away?
Victoria backed up against the cold wall, her face growing completely pale with fear.
Victoria: I was only trying to teach them proper manners and discipline!
Victoria: They were being spoiled and rude, so I gave them simple chores!
Lily hugged baby Leo closer to her heart, her small body trembling all over.
Lily: She locked the food away, Daddy, and she called us useless brats!
Arthur took a big step closer to Victoria, looming over her in pure fury.
His breathing was heavy, and his hands were clenched tightly into giant fists.
Arthur: You lied to me every single day over the phone!
Arthur: You took my money and abused my precious motherless children in my home!
Victoria gasped sharply, pressing her back as flat as possible against the wall.
She had never seen Arthur look so incredibly furious in all her life.
She realized in an instant that her greedy plan had completely fallen apart.
Victoria: Arthur, please, let us talk about this in private upstairs!
Arthur: There is nothing left for us to talk about ever again!
He leaned in close to her shocked face, his voice shaking with absolute disgust.
Arthur: Get out of my house right now before I have you arrested!
Victoria stood frozen in total shock, her mouth open but no words coming out.
The security guards stepped forward, standing firmly behind Arthur in silent support.
They looked at Victoria with cold disgust, waiting for the command to move.
Victoria realized there was no escape from the truth she had tried to hide.
Her status, her fine clothes, and her easy life were gone in a single second.