Richard walked down to his office while Brenda stood frozen in shock on the balcony.
He pulled out his phone and dialed his chief security officer without losing a single second.
Richard: Marcus, I need security at the main house immediately.
Marcus: Right away, sir, is there an emergency?
Richard: Escort my wife off the property and secure all security camera footage from today.
Marcus: Understood, Mr. Sterling, we will be there in two minutes.
Richard hung up the phone and opened his personal safe inside the heavy desk drawer.
He pulled out a folder containing Brenda's financial statements from the past six months.
He had already hired a private investigator last week after noticing strange, large bank transfers.
The investigator had found that Brenda was secretly deeply in debt from massive gambling losses.
She had married Richard specifically to clear her debts using his vast corporate fortune.
When she realized the estate was locked in a trust for Lily, she grew desperate.
Richard walked back out to the foyer, holding the thick legal document file in his hand.
Brenda was hurrying down the stairs with a expensive leather suitcase in her right hand.
Brenda: I am leaving, but you have not seen the last of my lawyers!
Richard: Go ahead and call them, Brenda, because my lawyers are already prepared.
Richard tossed the open folder onto the marble table right in front of her.
Richard: I know all about your offshore debts and your secret bank accounts.
Brenda stopped dead in her tracks, staring at the financial records spread across the table.
Brenda: How did you get these private bank documents?
Richard: You thought you were clever, but you were incredibly careless.
Brenda: Richard, please, I was desperate and terrified of losing everything!
Richard: You chose to target my innocent child because of your own greed!
Brenda: I never wanted to hurt her, I just wanted control!
Richard: That makes you far worse than I ever imagined possible.
Two uniformed security guards opened the grand double doors of the mansion entrance.
Marcus stepped inside, looking firmly at Brenda with an uncompromising expression on his face.
Marcus: Ma'am, you need to step away from Mr. Sterling and leave now.