Victoria knelt on the gleaming floor, sobbing uncontrollably, her manicured fingers clutching Daniel’s pant legs.
Victoria: "Daniel, please! Think of our marriage! Think of how people will look at us!"
Daniel: "Get your filthy hands off me."
Daniel stepped back sharply, leaving her sprawling on the hard stone.
Victoria: "Daniel, please have mercy on me! I made a terrible, horrific mistake!"
Daniel: "A mistake is forgetting to buy groceries. What you did was attempted murder and grand larceny."
Victoria: "I love you! I did all of this because I wanted us to be independent from your father's control!"
Arthur: "Do not use love to justify your greed, Victoria. You don't know the meaning of the word."
Arthur stood straight, holding his grandson's hand, his voice steady and resolute.
Arthur: "When Daniel brought you into this family, I gave you my late wife's diamond necklace. I welcomed you as my own daughter."
Victoria: "Arthur, please tell him not to call the police! If I go to jail, my entire life is over!"
Arthur: "Your life is over? My life almost ended in that dark room twenty minutes ago while my grandson wept for help!"
Victoria turned her desperate gaze toward young Leo, crawling forward on her knees.
Victoria: "Leo, baby, tell your dad! Tell him I was just playing a game! Tell him we were playing hide and seek!"
Leo stepped behind his father's legs, looking at her with quiet bravery.
Leo: "You pushed me, Victoria. You told me I belonged on the ground. You are not a nice person."
Victoria's face twisted in rage for a split second before collapsing back into terrified weeping.
Victoria: "Daniel, the prenup! You cannot throw me out without the settlement!"
Daniel: "Clause fourteen, section B of the prenup, Victoria. Any act of domestic violence, physical assault, or felony fraud completely voids every single penny of the spousal payout."
Victoria gasped, her mouth hanging open as she stared up at her husband.
Victoria: "You... you can't leave me with nothing!"
Daniel: "You aren't leaving with nothing. You are leaving with an orange jumpsuit and a federal indictment."
Victoria: "Daniel, no! Don't do this to me!"
Daniel leaned down, his grip locking around her slender wrist with unbreakable strength.
Daniel: "You are going straight to federal prison!"
With one powerful pull, Daniel hauled her up from the floor, marching her across the expansive foyer toward the massive double entrance.
Victoria: "Let go of me! You're hurting my arm!"
Daniel: "You didn't care about hurting an eight-year-old child or a sick old man. You don't get gentle treatment here."
Daniel threw open the double front doors just as the deafening sound of approaching police sirens echoed through the private gated driveway.
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