The ballroom fell into a profound, ringing silence as every donor and executive stared at the trembling man.
Richard pressed his fingers against his burning cheek, his mouth opening and closing without producing a sound.
The woman glares at him with clenched teeth while protecting the little girl.
Voice (Woman - BOLD & FURIOUS): "You touch her again... and you'll regret it!"
Richard: (Stuttering) You'll... you'll all be banned from every charity in this state!
Victoria: Charities don't accept donations from violent thugs who trip four-year-old girls.
Clara: Look at her knee. It's bruised because of your malicious pettiness.
Richard: It was an accident! My foot slipped on the tile!
Victoria: We have twenty high-definition security cameras recording this entire room from every angle, Richard.
The color drained completely from Richard's face as the reality of the digital evidence finally sank in.
Richard: The... the security footage? But the board members—
Victoria: The board members just watched you assault a child and lie about it to our faces.
Clara: My husband is the senior federal prosecutor for this district. He'll see the footage tonight.
Richard stumbled backward, colliding with a display table and sending crystal glasses shattering across the floor.
Richard: This isn't over! You haven't heard the last of my legal team!
Victoria: Run away home, Richard. Your career in this city is officially finished.
Clara smiled warmly, pulling Lily closer as the disgraced executive fled toward the exit in utter disgrace.