Victoria lay sprawled on the cold white marble, her champagne satin gown covered in ruined frosting.
Her neat hair was completely disheveled, falling wildly across her pale, trembling face in shock.
She held her stomach tightly with both hands, groaning softly while trying to catch her breath.
She looked up at Sarah with an expression of pure horror, completely unable to speak.
Never in her entire life had anyone dared to raise a voice against her, let alone touch her.
Sarah stood tall and firm above her, her chest rising and falling with heavy, sharp breaths.
Her boots rested firmly near the broken porcelain pieces, her dark eyes flashing with pure fire.
She did not retreat or attempt to run away after taking down the wealthy host's daughter.
Sarah: Don't you ever attempt to degrade a working person again!
Her voice roared through the vast entry hall, causing several guests to shrink back nervously.
Suddenly, the wide wooden doors to the private estate office swung open with a loud thud.
A handsome young man wearing a sharp dark maroon buttoned shirt stepped into the wide doorway.
Julian Sterling, the newly appointed chief executive officer of Sterling Enterprises, stopped dead in his tracks.
He stared in absolute shock at his sister groaning on the floor covered in white cake.
He looked at the tall female security guard standing over her with clenched, trembling fists.
The heavy silence in the main room returned instantly, thick with extreme suspense and confusion.
Julian was known throughout the corporate world as a firm, highly disciplined, and fair business leader.
He valued honor, hard work, and loyalty far more than fake upper-class family pride and status.
He took three slow, heavy steps toward the center of the grand white marble hall.
Julian: What on earth is going on here right now?
Victoria pointed an unsteady, shaking finger up at Sarah while struggling to sit upright slowly.
Victoria: Julian! This insane guard attacked me for no reason at all!
She began crying loud, dramatics tears, trying desperately to win her brother's immediate protection.
Victoria: She snapped and kicked me! Have the police arrest her and lock her away forever!