With Julian removed from the premises, the atmosphere in the ballroom instantly shifted from tension to relief.
Chloe: Victoria... I'm so sorry I didn't listen to you earlier about him. I was so blind.
Victoria: Love can blind us to the truth, Chloe. What matters is that you saw his real face before signing that marriage certificate.
Chloe: I almost handed over my entire inheritance to a fraud.
Victoria: Your father built this empire to protect you, not to fund a crook's lifestyle. We protect what is ours.
Mother: Ms. Vance, I can't thank you enough. If you hadn't stepped in when you did...
Victoria: You don't need to thank me. Family takes care of family, no matter how distant. Come, let's get your daughter to the private suite upstairs.
Little Girl: Can I have some cake, Auntie?
Victoria: You can have the biggest piece of cake in this entire hotel, my dear.
Head of Security: Ms. Vance, should we clear the broken glass and resume the party?
Victoria: Clean up the display area, open the main dining hall, and tell the kitchen to serve the finest menu options to all our guests. Tonight, we celebrate a narrow escape and a bright future.
Chloe: Thank you, Mom.
Victoria smiled warmly, wrapping her arm around her stepdaughter and guiding the little girl away from the shattered glass, leaving the lies and greed behind on the cold ballroom floor[cite: 1].