Ethan stepped between Victoria and his grandmother with a firm look.
Ethan: Show me those papers you are holding in your hand.
Victoria pulled the documents back toward her chest very quickly.
Victoria: These are private financial records from my lawyer's office!
Ethan reached out quickly and took the papers right from her.
He flipped through the typed pages with fast, sharp movements.
His face grew darker with every line he read down the page.
Ethan: You tried to forge Mother's signature on a transfer document!
Evelyn: What did you just say, Ethan? Show me those!
Evelyn took the legal papers from Ethan's hand and scanned them.
Tears of pure disappointment filled the elderly woman's eyes fast.
Evelyn: You tried to steal Clara's trust fund money today!
Victoria: I needed that money to pay off my business debts!
Victoria: The boutique in town is going bankrupt without cash!
Clara stood up slowly from the soft velvet couch near them.
Clara: I never asked for your family's money, Miss Victoria.
Clara: I saved a human life because it was right.
Clara: You do not need to steal or lie to survive.
Victoria glared at Clara with pure hatred burning in her eyes.
Victoria: Do not preach to me, you common little girl!
Ethan: That is enough, Victoria! You are leaving this house today!
Victoria laughed nervously and looked around the big luxurious room.
Victoria: You cannot kick me out! I am your real sister!
Ethan: You broke the law and tried to steal from a hero!
Ethan: Pack your bags before I call our estate lawyers now.
Evelyn turned her back on Victoria without saying another word.
Victoria realized nobody in the room was taking her side anymore.
She let out a loud cry of rage and stomped out.
The heavy doors slammed shut once again with a loud boom.
Ethan turned back toward Clara, his eyes filled with real warmth.
Ethan: The reward fund is officially yours starting right now, Clara.
Ethan: And we want you to stay here as our guest.
Clara felt tears of relief spill over her lower eyelids softly.
Clara: I do not know what to say to you, sir.
Evelyn: Just say you will let us take care of you.
Clara looked down at her hands, feeling the weight lift away.
Her life of hardship was finally coming to a soft end.