Victoria took a step back, her back hitting the edge of the grand mahogany desk. She looked around the giant room as if searching for an escape route, but the front security gates were already locked down by Marcus’s staff.
Victoria: You set me up. Both of you planned this from the very beginning!
Marcus: You set yourself up the moment you let greed guide every choice you made.
Evelyn: I came here three months ago just looking for answers. I took the job as a domestic worker because you refused to answer my emails. You blocked my phone number.
Victoria: Because you were a stranger claiming to be family! Anyone could claim to be Clara's daughter!
Evelyn: But you knew I wasn't a stranger. The moment I walked in for the job interview, you recognized my eyes. That’s why you made my life a living hell every single day.
Victoria: If you knew who you were, why did you let me slap you? Why did you kneel on the floor like a servant?
Evelyn: Because I needed you to show your true colors in front of the house cameras. I needed Marcus to see exactly how you treat people when you think nobody is watching.
Victoria turned her head sharply, staring at the small black dome lens hidden inside the crown molding above the fireplace.
Victoria: The cameras... you were recording everything?
Marcus: Every single second. Every insult, every threat, and that physical assault just now. It’s all stored on a cloud server that my lawyer is reviewing right this minute.
Victoria: Marcus, please... we can work this out. I’ll relinquish my share of the board seat. I’ll sign the settlement papers!
Marcus: Too late for settlements, Victoria. The police are already at the main gate.
Victoria: Police?! You called the police on your own stepmother?!
Marcus: You are not my mother, and you ceased being family the day you stole from a dying woman and abused her child.
Evelyn: My baby girl will grow up knowing who her real family is. She will never have to suffer under your roof.
Victoria: You won't get a dime! I’ll hire the best defense team in the state! I’ll tie this court battle up for ten years!
Marcus: With what money? Your personal accounts were frozen by the state attorney half an hour ago.
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