Chapter 5 of 6

She Humiliated The Maid Until Her Husband Revealed The Truth

The Unraveling Of Victoria

The crowd of wealthy guests broke out into shocked whispers. People pulled out their phones, whispering to each other as Victoria's face turned completely pale. Her carefully built social image was crumbling into dust right before her eyes in the middle of her own grand gala.

Victoria: Eleanor is old and confused, Arthur! You know her memory is failing! She doesn't know what she saw!

Arthur: My mother's mind is completely sharp, Victoria. But your greed made you blind.

Arthur pulled a thick white envelope from his inside tuxedo pocket and held it up for everyone in the grand hall to see. The legal seal of the state court was stamped across the front in dark blue ink.

Arthur: These are bank statements from our offshore business accounts. Over six hundred thousand dollars has been drained over the last eight months, routed directly into a private account registered under your maiden name.

Victoria: I... I used that money for corporate investments! For our family future!

Arthur: You used that money to pay off personal gambling debts, and you tried to forge my mother's legal will so you could steal her entire estate!

Victoria: That is not true! You can't prove any of this!

Arthur: The police are already waiting outside in the driveway, Victoria. And my divorce lawyer has already filed the papers with the county judge this afternoon.

Victoria backed away slowly, her red high heels clicking loudly against the oak wood floor. She looked around the room, searching for a friendly face among the wealthy guests, but everyone turned their backs on her. The people who had been flattering her just an hour ago now looked at her with pure disdain and disapproval.

Victoria: Arthur, please! We can talk about this in private! Don't do this to me in front of all these people!

Arthur: You wanted a public scene when you tried to humiliate an innocent woman who served this family with love for fifteen years. Now you can have your public scene.

Two uniform police officers entered through the front glass doors, walking straight down the grand hall toward Victoria. They showed their badges and stated her rights as they placed handcuffs around her wrists. Victoria started crying real tears of panic, but no one moved to help her as she was led out of the mansion under the bright daylight.