Victoria helped Clara stand up slowly, keeping her arm around Clara's trembling shoulders.
Evelyn tried to regain her usual composure, but her hands were visibly shaking now.
Evelyn: This is a grand performance, but you have no legal proof here today!
Victoria: I have thirty years of forensic evidence and court orders, Evelyn.
Victoria gestured toward her SUV, and her lead attorney stepped out carrying files.
Attorney: Mrs. Vance, we filed an injunction in federal court two hours ago.
Evelyn: An injunction? For what? You cannot stop my family business dealings!
Victoria: We froze every account linked to the Vance family estate pending investigation.
Evelyn gasped loudly as her two private bodyguards stepped back toward the car.
Evelyn: You cannot freeze my assets, I am the lead director on the board!
Victoria: You were the lead director until your board members reviewed your fraud report.
Clara looked at Victoria with wide eyes, overwhelmed by the sudden turn of events.
Clara: You really searched for me all these years?
Victoria: Every single day of my life, my darling child, without ever stopping.
Victoria looked down at Clara's baby bump with a sudden warmth in her dark eyes.
Victoria: And nobody will ever threaten my grandchild or take their rightful place.
Evelyn: Mark's father gave me full control of that trust fund twenty years ago!
Attorney: That trust fund was funded by Sterling Capital through a silent partnership.
The attorney pulled out a certified document with an official gold state seal on it.
Attorney: When Victoria's child was found, eighty percent of the fund transferred back.
Evelyn grabbed her chest, clutching her pearl necklace as if she could not breathe.
Evelyn: You are destroying my family's name in front of the press!
Victoria: You destroyed your own name the moment you mistreated an innocent woman.
Onlookers pulled out their mobile phones, capturing every word of the intense confrontation.
Onlooker: Is that really Victoria Sterling? She just ruined the Vance family!
Evelyn: Stop filming this instant! Guards, clear these people out of here now!
The security guards remained standing in place, refusing to move for Evelyn anymore.
Guard: Our contract was paid by Vance Enterprises, which is currently suspended, ma'am.
Evelyn stood alone under the bright sun, surrounded by flashing smartphone cameras and whispers.