The dining manager rushed over to the scene with a nervous look on his face.
He looked at the wealthy guests and then looked at Maya with concern.
Manager: Is everything okay here, Mr. Vance?
Richard: Fire this girl right now for harassing my wealthy mother!
Eleanor: If you fire her, I will buy this restaurant and fire you!
The manager stepped back immediately and raised his hands in peace.
Maya could hardly believe that this rich woman was defending her so boldly.
Maya: Mrs. Vance, please tell me what happened to my mother.
Eleanor: Your mother was pushed out of our family home by Richard's greedy father.
Richard: She left on her own because she wanted a simple life!
Eleanor: You altered her legal documents and hid her true trust fund!
The surrounding diners whispered quietly among themselves as the dramatic truth came out.
A massive family trust fund was supposed to belong to Maya's late mother.
Richard had stolen the entire inheritance to fund his own lavish lifestyle.
Richard: You have no proof of any legal fraud after all these years!
Maya: My mother kept a lockbox under her bed until the day she died.
Richard's eye twitched with sudden panic as Maya spoke those words.
Maya: She always told me that the key inside would open a big door someday.
Eleanor: That key fits the master safe at our family bank downtown!
Richard turned to his security team with an angry and desperate yell.
Richard: Escort this waitress out of the building right now!
Security Guard: Sir, we cannot lay hands on a staff member without cause.
Richard: I am paying your extra bonuses today, so do as I say!
Maya held her head high and looked Richard right in his eyes.
Maya: You cannot hide the truth with money anymore, Richard.