By the next morning, news of the public scene had spread across the entire city.
Richard sat in his high-rise office, staring at the empty financial reports on his desk.
His phone rang repeatedly, but he refused to answer any of the angry calls.
The door to his grand office suddenly flew open with a loud bang.
Sarah walked in, wearing a sharp blue suit and holding a thick black binder.
Behind her walked two high-powered lawyers with serious looks on their faces.
Richard: How did you get past my security guards, Sarah?
Sarah: They don't work for you anymore, Richard, they work for the estate owner.
Richard: What crazy game are you trying to play right now?
Sarah slammed the thick black binder down directly onto his polished mahogany desk.
Sarah: Open it and see for yourself, you thief.
Richard laughed nervously as he pulled the binder toward his gold watch.
As he flipped through the white pages, the color drained completely from his face.
Richard: Where did you get these legal trust fund documents?
Sarah: That doesn't matter, what matters is that you have been illegally spending Timmy's money.
Lawyer: Mr. Vance, your authority as trustee expired three days ago automatically.
Richard: This is my company! I built this entire business empire!
Sarah: You built it using the money that belonged to your own son!
Richard stood up violently, knocking his leather executive chair over onto the floor.
Richard: I will contest this in court! I will hire every lawyer in the city!
Lawyer: The board of directors has already been notified of these findings, sir.
Sarah: They are calling an emergency meeting right now to remove you as CEO.
Richard gripped the edge of his desk, his breathing heavy and unsteady.
Richard: You wouldn't do this to me, Sarah, we are a family!
Sarah: You destroyed our family last night when you humiliated our son!
Richard: I was just trying to teach him how to be strong!
Sarah: No, you were abusing him because you thought you held all the power.
She stepped closer to him, looking straight into his wide, panicked eyes.
Sarah: Now you have nothing, Richard, not the money, and not us.
Richard fell back into his chair, looking completely defeated for the very first time.