Mark: You bought the entire venue? That’s impossible! It’s worth thirty million dollars!
Richard: Pocket change when it comes to protecting my family.
Mrs. Vance: Mark, call our divorce lawyer immediately! Call the corporate attorney!
Chloe: Go ahead and call them, Mrs. Vance. They’re currently sitting in my father's boardroom finalizing your bankruptcies.
Mark: You set us up! You planned this whole thing!
Chloe: No, Mark. You set yourself up the moment you raised your hand against me.
Richard: Escort them out to the street. If they resist, call the police and file assault charges for the slap.
Guard: Right this way, Mr. Vance. Don't make this difficult.
Mrs. Vance: Get your hands off my son! You will pay for this insult!
The two security guards grabbed Mark and his mother by the arms, forcing them back toward the grand entrance. Guests pulled out their cameras to record the humiliating exit, filling the room with light flashes and whispered insults.
Guest 3: Did you see that? The Vance family is completely ruined!
Guest 4: I knew they were broke! Trying to steal a trust fund... how disgusting!
Chloe: Father, thank you for coming so quickly.
Richard: I will always come when you need me, Chloe. Are you alright?
Chloe: My cheek stings, but my head is clear for the first time in months.
Richard: Good. Now let’s make sure they never recover from this.
Richard motioned for his chief legal counsel, Arthur, who stepped forward from the crowd with a tablet in hand. Arthur had been managing the Montgomery family's legal affairs for over twenty years.
Arthur: Miss Montgomery, we have secured all digital evidence from the venue’s security cameras. The assault was captured from four different angles in 4K resolution.
Chloe: Send it straight to the district attorney.
Arthur: Already done. The police department has already issued a warrant for domestic battery against Mark Vance.
Richard: What about the mother's fraudulent transfer attempts?
Arthur: The paper trail is solid, sir. Mrs. Vance used forged signatures to try and transfer fifteen million dollars from Miss Chloe's trust fund into her personal offshore accounts in the Cayman Islands.
Chloe: She thought I wouldn't notice because the wedding was only two weeks away.
Richard: She underestimated you, my dear.
Chloe: She thought I was weak because I kept quiet during family dinners. She thought I was just an heiress who didn't know how to run a business.
Richard: Show them what happens when a Montgomery is pushed too far.
Arthur: We also contacted all major news outlets. The video of Mark slapping you and being thrown out by security will be the lead story on every business channel by tomorrow morning.
Chloe: Good. Let their shareholders see who they really invested in.
Richard: Let’s go to the private study downstairs. We have work to do.
Chloe turned around and addressed the frozen crowd of guests, her voice echoing clearly across the vast, sunlit room.
Chloe: Everyone, please enjoy the rest of the evening. The open bar remains open, courtesy of the Montgomery estate. But the engagement is officially canceled.
The guests erupted into polite applause as Chloe turned and walked toward the private wing of the estate alongside her father and their legal team.