Julian pulled his smartphone from his coat pocket with quick, sharp movements.
He hit speed dial for the chief executor of his late father's legal firm.
Julian: Mr. Harrison, put the entire monthly stipend for Evelyn on immediate hold.
Evelyn: Stop this right now, Julian! You are making a huge mistake!
Julian: I am exercising Section Nine of my father's final living trust document.
Mr. Harrison: I understand, Julian. We have the video records ready if needed.
Julian: Lock every company account associated with her name immediately.
Julian ended the call and glared at the trembling older woman in front of him.
Clara slowly stood up from the floor, holding her child and the papers safe.
Clara: Why did you try so hard to hurt us, Evelyn?
Clara: We offered you a home and invited you to be part of Lily's life.
Evelyn: Because you took away everything that was supposed to be mine!
Evelyn: For twenty years I lived in this penthouse as the mistress of the house!
Julian: And my father gave you a massive luxury home in Palm Beach, Evelyn!
Julian: You received ten million dollars in liquid cash the day he passed away!
Evelyn: That is pocket change compared to the total real estate holdings!
Clara: You let greed completely blind you to what actually matters in life.
Julian: You thought you could manipulate Clara because she grew up without wealth.
Julian: But Clara has more dignity in one finger than you have in your entire body.
Evelyn stumbled backward, her tall heels clicking against the hard tile floor.
She realized that her influence over the family empire had completely evaporated.
Evelyn: You will regret turning against your own family for this girl!
Julian: Clara and Lily are my family now, and you are just a bitter memory.
Clara: Please leave before security comes up to escort you out, Evelyn.
Evelyn: I will contest this in probate court! I will hire the best lawyers!
Julian: Go ahead and try, because my father documented all your past wire transfers.
Evelyn gasped loudly, her eyes widening in absolute terror at Julian's words.
Julian: Yes, Evelyn, we know about the illegal transfers from the offshore fund.
Clara: What offshore fund? What did she do, Julian?
Julian: She stole over two million dollars from the charity account last year.
Evelyn: That... that is a complete lie! You have no proof of that!
Julian: The audit finished yesterday morning, and the federal investigators are ready.