The assistant walked through the front doors right behind the police.
She held up a small flash drive containing the recorded video files.
Assistant: She threatened to fire me if I did not help her forged documents.
Victoria: You traitorous little snake!
Officer: Hands behind your back, ma'am.
The police officer grabbed Victoria's wrists and applied metal handcuffs.
The sharp click of the handcuffs sounded clear throughout the room.
Victoria began to cry tears of panic as her plan fell apart.
Victoria: Julian, please help me stop this legal nightmare!
Julian: You brought this lawsuit upon yourself the moment you touched my mother.
Victoria: We were supposed to build a financial empire together!
Julian: My empire is built on honor and respect, not crime.
The officers led Victoria out through the wide glass doors of the venue.
The crowd broke into quiet applause as she was loaded into the police vehicle.
Julian walked back to his mother and knelt beside her velvet chair.
He took her rough, tired hands into his own strong fingers.
Julian: I am so sorry I let her treat you like that, Mom.
Eleanor: You saved me today, just like your father used to do.
Julian: Nobody will ever disrespek your place in this family again.
He took the engagement ring out of his pocket and dropped it into a glass.
The expensive diamond sank to the bottom of the bubbly champagne.