Arthur grabbed the edge of the desk, his knuckles turning white as he tried to maintain his composure.
Arthur: Listen to me, girl. We can settle this quietly. Name your price. Five million? Ten million? I will write a personal check right now if you sign a non-disclosure agreement and leave Dallas tonight.
Elena: My mother’s dignity isn't for sale, Arthur. Neither is her memory.
Victoria: Are you insane?! Take the ten million and walk away! You’re just a maid!
Elena: I was a maid this morning, Miss Victoria. But tonight, I am the primary shareholder of the Sterling Corporation.
Before Arthur could respond, the library door clicked open again. A tall man in a navy suit stepped inside, carrying a thick leather briefcase, followed by two uniformed court officers.
Lawyer Vance: Good evening, Mr. Sterling. I am Marcus Vance, representing Miss Elena Sterling in the matter of the Sterling Estate Trust.
Arthur: Who allowed you into my private house?! Get out before I call the police!
Lawyer Vance: The police are already aware of our presence, sir. We are here to execute a court-ordered injunction against the transfer of any physical or financial assets linked to this address.
Victoria: No... no, this can't be happening! My father is outside with the mayor!
Lawyer Vance: Then I suggest you inform your father that any financial contracts signed tonight involving the Sterling estate are legally invalid.
Harrison turned to Victoria, seeing her shallow concern only for status and money, and slowly slipped his engagement ring off his pinky finger, setting it quietly on the table.
Harrison: The party is over, Victoria. Everything we built on this foundation was a lie.
Victoria: Harrison! You can't give up everything because of some old legal documents! Fight her in court!
Harrison: Fight her? With what? She’s right. My father ruined her life, and we’ve been living off the proceeds of his crime.
Arthur slumped into the leather chair behind his desk, staring blankly at the floor as Lawyer Vance handed him the formal stack of legal injunction papers.
Arthur: This will destroy everything I spent thirty years building...
Elena: You built it on a stolen foundation, Arthur. It was always going to collapse.
Victoria: You monster! You ruined my engagement night!
Elena: You ruined your own night the second you treated another human being like garbage because of the clothes she was wearing.
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