The guests whispers filled the wide foyer like a rising storm.
Victoria raised her hand to stop the guards for one brief moment.
She wanted to humiliate Sarah completely in front of the gathered crowd.
Victoria: Are you reaching for a lawyer's phone number right now?
Sarah: I do not need a lawyer to handle people like you.
Victoria: You are broke and your family home is already lost forever.
Sarah: The bank signed the deed under false pretenses five years ago.
Sarah pulled a thick manila folder from her leather briefcase slowly.
She held the folder directly in front of Victoria's face with confidence.
Sarah: These are the original corporate bank ledgers from five years ago.
Victoria: Those old documents mean absolutely nothing to me or my family.
Sarah: They prove your family forged my late father's final signature.
Victoria turned her face away and scoffed at the serious accusation.
Victoria: My father built this company through hard work and determination.
Sarah: Your father stole forty million dollars from my family's trust fund.
Several older men in tailored suits gasped loudly at the statement.
They knew the history of the massive estate very well indeed.
Victoria: You are spreading malicious lies to ruin my formal charity gala.
Sarah: The truth is written on every single page of this file.
Victoria suddenly reached out her hand and grabbed the folder violently.
She ripped the white paper pages into tiny pieces right in front of Sarah.
The shredded paper floated down onto the gleaming white marble floor.
Victoria: Where is your precious proof now, you useless little nobody?
Sarah watched the paper fall without showing any panic or emotion.
She simply smiled with a deep calm that unsettled Victoria greatly.
Sarah: Did you really think I brought my only original copy here?
Victoria's eyes narrowed as a sudden wave of doubt hit her hard.
Victoria: You are playing dangerous games that you cannot possibly win.
Sarah: The game ended the moment I walked into your house today.
Victoria: Guards, drag her out through the back service entrance now!
The guards grabbed Sarah's elbows and pushed her toward the heavy doors.
Sarah allowed them to move her three steps back toward the entrance.
She waited for the exact right second to make her next move.