Vanessa pulled her gold handbag up onto her shoulder and turned toward the exit door.
She did not want to be associated with a man losing his family fortune.
Vanessa: I am leaving this disaster before my name gets dragged into the news.
Julian: Vanessa, wait for me in the lobby so we can talk!
Vanessa: Do not call my phone ever again after this evening.
She turned on her high heels and walked quickly down the center aisle of the room.
Julian tried to run after her, but Arthur stepped firmly into his direct path.
Grandpa Arthur: Stay right where you are and face your responsibilities like a man.
Julian: You just destroyed my entire future in front of five hundred people!
Grandpa Arthur: You destroyed your own future the second you called Lily trash.
Julian looked around the room and saw his business associates shaking their heads in disgust.
No one stepped forward to help him or offer a word of support.
The men who had been laughing with him earlier turned their backs on him.
Julian: I paid for her school and her clothes every single month!
Grandpa Arthur: Money does not replace a father's love or respect for a child.
Arthur reached inside his dark suit jacket and pulled out his mobile phone.
He tapped the screen twice and placed the phone directly against his ear.
Grandpa Arthur: Security team, please step inside the main hall to escort Julian out.
Julian: Dad! You are calling security on your own flesh and blood?
Grandpa Arthur: You gave up your right to this family when you abandoned her today.
Two large security officers in uniform walked through the double wooden doors.
They stepped up behind Julian and stood waiting for Arthur's final instruction.
Grandpa Arthur: Remove his event badge and escort him to the parking gate.