Before Victoria's arm could swing down, a strong hand stopped her cold.
A man grabbed Victoria's wrist firmly right in mid-air with great strength.
A sharp wrist grab impact sound echoed through the silent ballroom space.
Victoria let out a loud gasp of complete shock and immediate anger.
She turned her head quickly to look at the man holding her.
A tall handsome man in a dark fitted black tuxedo stood beside her.
It was Julian Sterling, the long-lost younger brother of greedy Victoria Sterling.
Julian had been away overseas handling international real estate business matters for years.
He had returned unexpectedly to address his late father's final legal estate.
Julian looked down at Victoria with cold disgust in his dark eyes.
Julian: You will never strike another innocent person in my presence.
Julian forcefully pushed Victoria away, breaking her aggressive reach entirely down.
Victoria lost her physical balance on her tall high heel dress shoes.
She fell backward hard onto the glossy white polished light marble floor.
Her red velvet dress crumpled messy around her as she landed heavily.
The entire crowd of wealthy guests gasped loudly in complete unison surprise.
Victoria sat defeated on the floor, staring up at Julian in disbelief.
Victoria: How dare you touch me in front of all these people!
Julian: You have embarrassed our family name enough for one single night.
Julian turned his back on Victoria and stepped close to Elena.
He looked softly at the young server and the small crying boy.
Julian: Are you and the boy unhurt, miss?
Elena: We are fine, sir, thank you for stepping in quickly.
Leo looked up from Elena's chest and recognized his caring young uncle.
Leo: Uncle Julian! You came back home like you promised me!
Julian knelt down on the marble floor to hug his young nephew.
He smiled warmly at Leo before looking back up at Elena's eyes.
He saw true kindness and rare bravery inside the simple hotel server.
Victoria slowly stood up from the floor with furious tears of embarrassment.
Victoria: Security, throw this rude server and my brother out immediately!
Nobody in the hotel security team moved a single step forward toward Julian.
Julian stood up tall and adjusted his dark black tuxedo jacket slowly.
He pulled a folded white legal document out from his inner pocket.
Julian: The party is over, Victoria, because the true will is here.
The guests leaned forward eagerly to hear every single word spoken next.