Marcus: What in God's name is going on over here?! Chloe, why are you sitting on the floor in front of our investors?!
Marcus Vance, a tall man in a tailored black tuxedo with slicked-back gray hair, pushed his way through the crowd, his face red with anger.
Chloe: Dad! Thank God you're here! This crazy server attacked me! She slapped me in the face and threatened our family!
Marcus: She what?! Where is the head of security?! I want this woman in handcuffs right this instant!
Clara: Hello, Marcus. It's been a few years.
Marcus turned his gaze toward the server, his angry expression suddenly melting into absolute horror as he recognized her face.
Marcus: Clara...? Clara Sterling?!
Chloe: Dad, do you know this trash?! She claims she owns the company!
Marcus: Be quiet, Chloe! Close your mouth right now!
Clara: Let her speak, Marcus. I want to hear more about how your family owns people like me.
Marcus: Ms. Sterling, please... accept my deepest apologies. My daughter didn't know who you were. She was out of line!
Chloe: Dad, what are you doing?! Why are you apologizing to a servant?! Stand up for me!
Marcus: I said shut your mouth, Chloe! This is Clara Sterling, the majority shareholder of Sterling Enterprises and the owner of ninety percent of Vance Capital!
A collective gasp echoed through the ballroom as the guests realized the server standing before them was one of the wealthiest heiresses in the country.
Chloe: Ninety percent...? But Dad, you told me we owned the estate trust!
Marcus: We lost control of the trust six months ago when the bank foreclosed on our commercial loans! Ms. Sterling bought the debt and saved us from public bankruptcy!
Clara: I bought the debt as a favor to my late father, who foolishly believed you were an honest business partner, Marcus.
Marcus: And I have been working tirelessly to restore the firm's profits, Ms. Sterling! I assure you, this incident with my daughter does not reflect our management style!
Clara: Doesn't it? Because from where I was standing, your daughter felt completely entitled to physically assault an employee and degrade her in front of a room full of people.
Marcus: She's young and foolish! I will make her apologize right now!
Chloe: I am not apologizing to her! I don't care how much money she has, she hit me!
Clara: I delivered a single blow in self-defense after you struck me first, Chloe. And if you check the security camera mounted right above us, you'll see every single second was recorded.