Victoria stood frozen on the marble floor, her breath hitching in her throat as the room went dead silent[cite: 1].
Victoria: Your... your sister? But you said your sister was studying in Europe!
Julian: She came back two days ago. She wanted to surprise us, but more importantly, she wanted to see what kind of woman I had actually married.
Elena: And I certainly got my answer today.
Victoria: Elena... oh my goodness, Elena, I had no idea!
Elena: Don't come near me.
Victoria stepped forward frantically, her hands shaking as she tried to reach out to Elena[cite: 1].
Victoria: Please, you have to understand! I thought you were just a new hire! I was under so much stress today with the charity gala planning—
Julian: So if she was just a regular staff member, that makes it okay to assault her[cite: 1]?
Victoria: No! That's not what I meant at all!
Julian: That is exactly what you meant. You think money gives you the right to stomp on people, Victoria.
Elena: When I put on this uniform this morning, I wanted to see if the rumors were true. The head housekeeper told me you were abusive to the staff when Julian left for work.
Victoria: They were lying! They've been trying to sabotage me since day one!
Elena: I caught you on video slapping me, Victoria. The security system in this foyer records every single angle in high definition.
Victoria's eyes darted up to the subtle camera lenses mounted high on the ceiling walls[cite: 1]. Her face turned pale as ash[cite: 1].
Victoria: Julian, honey, let's go into the study and talk about this privately. We can fix this!
Julian: There is nothing to fix. I am calling my divorce lawyer right now[cite: 1].
Victoria: Divorce?! You can't divorce me over a misunderstanding!
Julian: Misunderstanding? You physically assaulted my sister in our own home[cite: 1]!
Victoria: I didn't know it was her!
Julian: Which makes it even worse! It shows who you truly are when you think nobody important is watching!
Julian pulled his smartphone from his suit jacket and placed a call on speakerphone[cite: 1].
Lawyer: Hello, Mr. Sterling. How can I help you today?
Julian: Mark, I need you to initiate emergency divorce proceedings immediately. Draft the paperwork under the moral turpitude clause of our prenuptial agreement.
Victoria: Julian, no! Don't do this!
Lawyer: Understood, sir. The moral turpitude clause completely nullifies any financial settlement or alimony claims she might have.
Julian: Exactly. Freeze all secondary credit cards attached to my estate account immediately.
Lawyer: Done. I will have the papers delivered to the mansion within the hour.