Victoria: (Clutching her face) You hit me! You actually struck me in my own home!
Richard: This isn't your home anymore! You forfeited every right to this estate the second you tried to murder my child!
Victoria: (Falling hard onto the marble floor) Please, listen to me! I was desperate, my life was falling apart!
Richard: Your greed made you cross a line you can never come back from, Victoria!
Victoria: You can't throw me out like trash! I am entitled to half of the trust fund!
Richard: You are entitled to a criminal record and a lifetime behind bars, nothing more!
Victoria fell hard onto the polished marble floor, the impact jarring her bones as she held her bruised face in absolute shock and terror. The dark wine-red satin dress pooled around her on the cold stone, a pathetic symbol of the wealth and status she had just thrown away. Her manicured fingers dug into the white marble, scratching uselessly as she realized her elaborate scheme had completely collapsed. Security guards rushed into the foyer from the side corridors, taking positions around the base of the stairs to ensure she could not escape. Richard stood over her, his tailored navy blue suit jacket shifting as he towered above her fallen form with unshakeable authority.
Victoria: Richard, please! Think of our social standing! Think of what the tabloids will say tomorrow morning!
Richard: I stopped caring about the tabloids the second you let go of my daughter's hand.
Victoria: Maria, tell him! Tell him it was an accident! Please help me!
Maid: Don't you dare speak to me after what you just did to an innocent baby.
Richard: Take her away from my sight. The police are waiting at the front gates with an arrest warrant.
Victoria: (Screaming hysterically) You'll regret this, Richard! My legal team will destroy your entire corporate empire!
Richard: Let your legal team try to defend attempted homicide in front of a federal judge.
The security guards grabbed Victoria by her arms, hauling her up from the marble floor despite her frantic kicking and screaming. Every step she was dragged toward the heavy double doors echoed like a falling gavel, sealing her permanent exile from the billionaire's estate. As the heavy doors swung shut behind her, locking her out into the cold rain, a profound silence settled back over the grand foyer. Richard let out a long, shuddering breath, running a hand through his hair as the overwhelming adrenaline finally began to recede from his system.