Elena: I am simply asking you to respect the peace of the other people in the salon.
Client in Cape: Respect? You don't know the meaning of the word!
The woman in the black cape suddenly slaps the woman in the white shirt hard across the face before shoving her backward[cite: 1].
A loud slap echoed through the quiet room, followed immediately by a sharp gasp from the nearby stylists[cite: 1].
Elena: Ah! What is wrong with you?
Client in Cape: That is for daring to talk back to Victoria Sterling in public!
Elena: Victoria? You're Richard's estranged sister?
Victoria: My brother made a massive mistake marrying a working-class nobody like you!
Elena: Richard and I are legally married, whether your family approves or not.
Victoria: A marriage signed on a napkin won't survive our family lawyers once the inheritance settlement goes through.
Elena: This isn't about the inheritance trust; you just hate that you lost control over his finances.
Victoria: You trapped him with your cheap tricks, and I'm here to clean up his mess.
Client: Is she really assaulting the manager in the middle of a crowded business?
Second Client: Someone needs to call the police right now before someone gets seriously hurt.
Victoria: Call whoever you want! Nobody touches a Sterling and gets away with it!
Elena: You've gone too far this time, Victoria. Security is already on their way up.
Victoria: Security works for my family foundation, you absolute fool.
Victoria raised her hand again, her fingers curling into a tight fist as she prepared for another vicious strike.
Can Elena protect herself from further violence, or will the unexpected arrival of an ally turn the tide of this vicious confrontation?