Julian: What is the meaning of this, Miller?! Why are security guards blocking the exit?!
Chief Miller: Mr. Vance called us in, Julian. We have orders to secure this entire room until the police arrive.
Chloe: The police?! Mark, have you gone totally insane?! Why are you calling the police on our wedding day?!
Mark: Because ten minutes ago, you and Julian poured a lethal dose of liquid tasteless poison into my champagne flute behind the curtain!
The entire ballroom fell into a dead, suffocating silence. Guests at nearby tables gasped, dropping their forks and glasses as they stared at the bride and stepbrother in absolute horror.
Julian: That is a complete, malicious lie! Do you have a single shred of proof to back up that insane accusation?!
Mark: Sarah, step forward please.
The blonde server walked out from behind the security guards, holding her smartphone firmly in her right hand[cite: 1].
Sarah: I recorded the entire interaction on my phone, sir. I have clear 4K video of Miss Chloe opening a black glass bottle and dumping liquid into Mr. Vance's toast glass while Julian stood watch[cite: 1].
Chloe: She's a lying server! She's probably trying to blackmail us for money!
Chief Miller: I already reviewed the video, Chloe. The footage is crystal clear. Your face, your diamond bracelet, and Julian's gold tie clip are all fully visible under the daylight lighting[cite: 1].
Julian: This is a setup! Mark hired her to frame us so he could cut me out of the family inheritance!
Mark: I didn't frame anyone, Julian. You framed yourself the moment you got greedy. Chief Miller, take the spilled glass sample off the floor and hand it to the forensic team when the police pull up.
Chloe: Mark, please! Listen to me! Julian forced me to do it! He threatened to ruin my family if I didn't help him!
Julian: Shut your mouth, you foolish woman! Don't you dare blame this on me!
Chloe: He told me you were going to divorce me after the wedding anyway, Mark! He said you were using me!
Mark: I gave you my heart, Chloe. I bought you a five-million-dollar estate in Malibu. I put your name on my private accounts. And you traded my life for a quick payout from my stepbrother.
Chloe: Mark, I love you! Please, give me a second chance! I was scared!
Mark: The only thing you were scared of was getting caught.
Heavy red and blue lights began flashing through the high-key ballroom windows as three city police cruisers screeched to a halt right outside the front entrance.