Richard scrambled up from the stained marble floor while wiping his suit.
His face turned bright red with pure anger and deep embarrassment.
Richard: You destroyed our entry hall over a worthless orphan boy!
Grandfather: Do not ever speak about your nephew that way again.
Victoria: We host the most important corporate leaders in Dallas tonight!
Victoria: Look at what you did to my expensive imported holiday decor!
Grandfather: You threw a cold and hurting child out into the snow.
Grandfather: Nothing in this house has any value if you lack basic humanity.
Richard pulled a silk handkerchief from his jacket to wipe wine away.
Richard: I run the regional energy company now, Dad, not you.
Richard: You retired five years ago and moved out to the ranch.
Richard: You have no right to come into my home and command me.
Grandfather laughed a dark and bitter laugh that rang off the walls.
He reached inside his heavy wool overcoat and pulled out black documents.
Grandfather: You think this home belongs to you because your name is outside?
Richard: I pay the mortgage on this Dallas property every single month!
Grandfather: You pay the mortgage using funds from the family trust foundation.
Victoria pulled small pieces of gold ribbon out of her curled hair.
Victoria: The trust fund was created to support our family's public image!
Grandfather: The trust fund was created to care for my direct descendants.
Grandfather: That includes little Leo, whom you left outside to freeze today.
Leo held his wooden toy plane tighter against his chest as he listened.
The boy had never seen anyone stand up to his stern uncle before.
Richard: He is just my late sister's child, he has no legal claim!
Grandfather: Your sister owned thirty percent of the main company stock options.
Richard froze completely in his tracks when he heard those words.
His eyes widened as he looked down at the official legal papers.
Richard: She gave up her shares when she moved away to Texas!
Grandfather: She never gave up anything, Richard, and you knew that fully.
Grandfather: I was named the permanent trustee for her entire private estate.
Grandfather: And Leo is the sole beneficiary of every single share she owned.