The grand hall fell into complete silence as Marcus stepped closer to his deceitful wife.
Marcus: You attempted to destroy my late daughter's family just for your own personal greed!
Victoria: I did it for our family's future, Marcus! You are giving everything away to an outsider!
Arthur: I am not an outsider, Victoria, I am the father of Marcus's only living granddaughter!
Victoria: You are nothing! You came from nothing and you deserve nothing from this estate!
Victoria stepped forward aggressively, reaching out her hand to grab the phone from Arthur.
Arthur stepped back quickly to protect his daughter and kept the phone safely out of her reach.
Arthur: Stay away from my child and stay away from my family starting right now!
Victoria: You think you have won, but I will make sure you suffer for humiliating me!
Marcus stepped directly between Victoria and Arthur with his chest held high in anger.
Marcus: You will not speak another word to my son-in-law or my granddaughter ever again!
Victoria: Marcus, do not throw away twenty years of marriage over this foolish misunderstanding!
Marcus: This is not a misunderstanding, Victoria, this is the end of our marriage completely!
The guests gasped as Marcus announced his decision to divorce her in front of the entire crowd.
Victoria looked around the room and saw all her wealthy friends staring at her in disgust.
Her face burned with deep shame as her high status crumbled away in a single moment.
The lawyer tried to sneak away toward the exit doors quietly through the side hallway.
Marcus called out to the security guards and pointed directly at the corrupt attorney.
Marcus: Detain that lawyer immediately and hold him until the police arrive at the venue!
The security guards grabbed the lawyer by his arms and restrained him near the front exit.
Victoria stood alone on the polished marble floor, her emerald green dress no longer looking grand.
She looked up at Arthur with pure hatred, but Arthur only looked back with total calm confidence.
He held baby Lily closer to his chest as she rested her head peacefully against his shoulder.
Arthur: Your power in this house is completely gone now, Victoria.