Julian: If you walk out that door right now, Maria, you will leave with nothing! Not a single penny, not a piece of clothing bought with my money!
Maria: Take off your beige jacket, Leo. Give it to him.
Leo: Okay, Mommy.
Leo quickly unbuttoned his custom beige suit jacket and dropped it on the polished marble floor at Julian's feet.
Leo: You can keep your suit, Dad. I'm going with my mommy.
Julian: Leo! Don't do this! You're throwing away millions of dollars! You're throwing away your entire future!
Leo: I don't care about millions of dollars. I just want my mommy to hold my hand.
Evelyn: Come with me, Maria. My driver is waiting outside. We'll get your things from the servants' quarters later with a police escort.
Maria: Thank you, Evelyn. I will never forget your kindness today.
Julian: Evelyn, please think about this! Our families' stock prices will collapse if this story gets out to the press!
Evelyn's Father: Then I suggest you start preparing your public statement, Julian. Because by tomorrow morning, the whole city will know what you did.
Maria: Hold my hand tight, Leo. We're never coming back here.
Leo: I'm holding tight, Mommy. I'm never letting go.
Maria took her son by the hand and walked proudly across the grand ballroom toward the front entrance. The crowd of wealthy guests parted silently, creating a wide pathway for the brave mother and her young boy. Behind them, Julian stood entirely alone in the center of the vast, hollow hall, his scotch glass trembling in his hand as his world collapsed around him.
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