A heavy silence fell over the garden as Sarah lowered her smartphone.
Victoria laughed out loud, shaking her head at Sarah's desperate phone call.
Victoria: What is your poor father going to do against the Vance family name?
Suddenly, the loud sound of heavy black SUV doors slamming shut roared nearby.
Four security officers in crisp suits stepped into the garden with absolute purpose.
Right behind them walked a tall man in a tailored charcoal Italian suit.
It was Arthur Pendelton, the CEO of the country's largest real estate trust fund.
The entire crowd gasped as they instantly recognized the famous billionaire figure.
Richard Vance stood up from his chair so fast his drink spilled onto the grass.
Richard: Mr. Pendelton... what are you doing at our private venue?
Arthur walked past the security team and went straight to Sarah's side.
He gently wrapped his own high-end suit jacket around her torn cream dress.
Arthur: I am here to protect my daughter from garbage people like you.
Mark stared in complete disbelief as the truth hit him like a freight train.
Mark: Your... your father is Arthur Pendelton?
Sarah: I wanted you to love me for who I was, not my family trust fund.
Arthur turned toward Richard and Victoria with a cold and lethal glare.
Arthur: Your company's massive mortgage and expansion loans are held by my bank.
Richard: Please, Arthur, we had no idea she was your biological child!
Arthur: Effective immediately, every single loan is in foreclosure, and we sue today.
Victoria turned pale as paper and grabbed her husband's arm for support.
She realized that her arrogance had just completely ruined her family's fortune.