Victoria’s panic transformed into a desperate, feral rage. Seeing her entire life’s work crumble in a matter of seconds, she lunged forward across the checkered marble floor, her manicured hands extended like claws aimed straight for the legal documents in Ethan’s hand.
Victoria: Give me those papers! Give them to me right now!
Ethan didn't flinch. As Victoria charged toward him with explosive fury, he stepped forward with a hard, decisive motion. He swung his right arm in a sharp, powerful arc, delivering a loud, crisp slap directly across Victoria’s face.
The violent impact echoed through the vast foyer like a gunshot. Victoria’s head snapped to the side, her crown of styled hair falling completely loose as the sheer force of the strike knocked her off balance. She crashed heavily onto the marble floor, her maroon slit dress pooling around her as she let out a sharp, stunned shriek.
Victoria: Ah! You... you struck your own mother!
Ethan: That was for my wife! And for my unborn child!
Victoria: You monster! Look at what you’ve done to me!
Ethan: Look at what you’ve done to yourself! You spent years terrorizing everyone around you, thinking your money made you untouchable!
Victoria lay on the cold checkered floor, holding her reddening cheek in shock as tears of humiliation finally spilled over her heavy makeup. She looked up at Ethan, who stood towering over her in his immaculate tuxedo, his eyes filled with absolute disgust.
Clara: Ethan... is it really over?
Ethan: It’s over, Clara. She will never hurt you or anyone else ever again.
Victoria: The board of directors will never stand for this! They know I run the firm!
Ethan: The board held an emergency vote thirty minutes ago, Victoria. Based on the financial audit I presented, you have been officially removed as CEO.
Victoria: What?! You organized a coup behind my back?!
Ethan: I protected this company from a criminal. The bank accounts are frozen, and your personal credit cards have already been canceled.
Victoria reached frantically into her expensive designer clutch lying on the floor, pulling out her gold card, only to throw it down in despair as the reality of her total ruin settled over her like a heavy shroud.
Victoria: You ruined me... you destroyed your own family name...
Ethan: You destroyed it the day you chose greed over human life. Now stay on the floor where you belong until the deputies arrive.