The long banquet table stretched nearly forty feet across the center of the sunny stone patio.
It was covered in expensive floral arrangements, gold silver platters, and towering decorated cakes.
The large American flag waved gently in the warm breeze directly behind the centerpiece display.
Arthur walked deliberately over to the heavy mahogany dining table.
He planted his foot firmly against the sturdy wooden frame and kicked the main support leg with immense strength.
The massive table collapsed with a tremendous crash that echoed off the white stone walls of the mansion.
Expensive china shattered into thousands of white pieces across the patio floor.
Multi-tiered cakes, silver trays, and crystal wine glasses spilled everywhere in a chaotic mess.
Several women in the crowd screamed loudly and stepped back to save their expensive dresses from splashing juice.
Victoria gasped heavily, taking a step backward into her bodyguards as dark wine pooled near her shoes.
Victoria: Are you out of your mind, Arthur?
Victoria: You just destroyed thousands of dollars of custom catering in front of our high-society guests!
Arthur: I built the trust fund that pays for every single piece of bread on this property.
Arthur’s two private security guards stepped up to stand tall right behind his shoulders.
The guests remained completely frozen, terrified to break the rising tension on the patio.
Arthur took three heavy steps forward until he was standing just inches from Victoria’s face.
Arthur: You treat my family like this, and you are completely finished in this city!
Victoria: You have no authority to speak to me like that in my house!
Arthur: This house is owned by my corporate holding company, not your family estate.
Victoria’s face lost all of its color as those words settled over the crowd.
Evelyn rushed over to grab her mother’s arm, her golden dress now speckled with spilled punch.
Evelyn: Tell his security guards to leave this property immediately, Mother!
Arthur: They take orders only from the man who pays their salaries, Evelyn.