Evelyn: Oh! My back! You shoved me! You filthy savage!
Victoria: Get up off the floor and stop screaming like an animal.
Lily: Mommy! Mommy, I'm scared!
Victoria immediately knelt down and wrapped her arms around her daughter, pulling the trembling girl tight against her gold gown.
Victoria: It's okay, baby. Mommy is right here. Nobody is going to hurt you.
Evelyn: Someone help me up! Are you all just going to stand there and watch this crazy woman attack me?!
A few onlookers whispered among themselves, but no one stepped forward to help Evelyn off the ground.
Guest 1: Isn't that Evelyn Sterling? The matriarch of Sterling Enterprises?
Guest 2: Yes, but she was screaming at a little kid. That was terrible.
Evelyn: I am the primary sponsor of this entire event! I put three hundred thousand dollars into this charity foundation!
Evelyn slowly pushed herself up, holding her hip, her purple velvet dress wrinkled and covered in dust.
Evelyn: You struck an elder! I will have you arrested for assault and battery!
Victoria: You swung at me first, Evelyn. I raised my hand in self-defense.
Evelyn: How do you know my name?!
Victoria: Everyone in this city knows who you are. The arrogant widow running her late husband's business into the ground.
Evelyn: You dare insult my family status?! You are nothing! Just a nobody who snuck into an elite gathering!
Lily: Mommy, the lady bumped into my juice box... it spilled on her bag by accident...
Victoria: I know, sweetheart. You don't have to explain anything to her.
Evelyn: That bag cost forty thousand dollars! It's rare crocodile leather imported from Italy!
Victoria: I don't care if it cost forty million. You do not talk to a child like that, and you certainly do not raise your hand against my family.
Evelyn: Family? You look like a low-class gold digger trying to pretend you belong in high society!
Victoria: Look closely at my face, Evelyn. Do I really look like a stranger to you?
Evelyn narrowed her eyes, staring at Victoria's sharp jawline and piercing green eyes.
Evelyn: What are you talking about? I've never seen your cheap face in my life!
Victoria: Think back seven years ago. The private hospital in Boston.
Evelyn's face suddenly paled slightly, though she quickly tried to cover her expression with a snarl.
Evelyn: I don't know what kind of game you're playing, but security will be here in two minutes!
Victoria: You paid off the head doctor to hide the birth records of your eldest son's child.
The entire hall went dead silent. The surrounding guests leaned in, listening intently.
Evelyn: Shut your mouth! That is slander!
Victoria: Is it? You told your son that the baby died during childbirth because you didn't want him marrying a girl from a modest family background.
Evelyn: Stop lying! Security! Where is security?!
Victoria: You offered me fifty thousand dollars to disappear forever with my daughter. Do you remember what I did with that check?
Evelyn: You... you're...
Victoria: I tore it up right in front of your expensive face.