The heavy tension inside the mansion did not disappear after the dramatic confrontation in the hallway. Richard immediately called his personal security team and his high-powered divorce lawyer to the estate. He ordered Clarissa to stay inside the guest bedroom under constant guard while he investigated what had been happening behind his back for the past few months.
Sarah stayed by Leo's side in the nursery, comforting the frightened boy with warm milk and quiet stories. Shortly after, Richard knocked softly on the door and walked inside, carrying a thick leather binder that contained financial documents and private legal papers.
Richard: Sarah, I need to speak with you. Can we talk quietly for a moment?
Maid Sarah: Of course, Mr. Vance. Leo is finally resting peacefully in his crib.
Richard sat down in the wooden armchair near the window, looking deeply exhausted and shaken by the day's terrible events. He opened the folder, showing Sarah several legal forms that had forged signatures across the bottom pages.
Richard: My lawyer just discovered these in Clarissa's desk drawer downstairs. She was secretly trying to declare me mentally unfit so she could take full legal control of my company and Leo's inheritance trust fund.
Maid Sarah: That is horrifying, sir! She was planning to steal everything from this poor child!
Richard: It gets much worse. She was paying off one of our house doctors to write fake medical reports about my health. If anything happened to Leo, she would have inherited the entire fortune directly as my sole legal spouse.
Sarah put her hands over her mouth in complete shock as the full truth came to light. Clarissa had not just been lose-tempered; she had been actively trying to harm the young heir to clear her path to millions of dollars.
Richard: I was so blind, Sarah. I thought she truly loved our family, but she only loved the money and status. If you had not stepped in today, I do not even want to think about what she might have done to my son while I was away at work.
Maid Sarah: I promised his late mother before she passed that I would always look after little Leo. I would give my life before I let anyone bring harm to him.
Richard: And you kept that promise when nobody else was watching. You showed true courage today, Sarah.
Just then, shouting matched loud crashing sounds from downstairs, signaling that Clarissa was refusing to leave the property peacefully.