The guests began whispering among themselves as they watched the drama unfold under the bright patio lights.
Victoria tried to wipe the red syrup off her face with her ruined silk sleeve, looking frantic.
She knew that if these wealthy business leaders turned against her, her social standing was completely gone.
Victoria: Mark is just making up story details because he wants my family money for himself!
Elena: Is this why you targeted me through the catering temp agency three weeks ago?
Elena stepped forward from behind her brother, her voice suddenly sounding strong and confident for once.
Elena: You knew who I was the entire time you made me scrub your stone floors!
Victoria: You are just a simple servant girl who knows nothing about real estate law!
Mark: She knows enough to know that this whole estate actually belongs to her right now!
Mark held up the final page of the legal stack, showing a bold red seal at the bottom.
Mark: The probate judge signed the transfer order yesterday morning after reviewing the stolen trust fund.
Lawyer: If that transfer order is real, Victoria, you no longer own this house or property.
Victoria gasped as she looked around at the faces of her wealthy friends on the patio.
Every single person was looking at her with cold disgust instead of their usual fake respect.
Victoria: This is my home, and you cannot force me to leave without a sheriff present!
Mark: The sheriff is already waiting out in the front driveway near the main iron gate.
As if on cue, flashing red and blue light beams reflected off the tall glass windows upstairs.
Two uniform officers walked through the side garden gate and stepped directly onto the wet patio.
Officer: Victoria Vance, we have an official court order for the immediate eviction of this property.
Victoria dropped her wine glass onto the hard stone, where it shattered into a hundred shiny pieces.
The red wine mixed with the sticky cherry glaze, spreading across the floor in a mess.
She stood there looking broken and defeated as everyone watched her high status vanish in seconds.