Evelyn: Victoria... the waitress...
Victoria: That's right. The girl you called a penniless nobody seven years ago.
Evelyn: You were supposed to be out of the state! I paid people to make sure you left town!
Victoria: Your cheap thugs couldn't stop me from raising my daughter with dignity.
Lily: Mommy... is this lady mean to you before?
Victoria: Yes, sweetie. But she will never touch us or scare us ever again.
Evelyn: You think you can ruin my reputation in front of my board members and investors?!
Victoria: You ruined your own reputation the moment you screamed at a helpless child over a leather purse.
Guest 3: Wait, did she say she hid a newborn child from her own son?
Guest 4: That's horrible! Julian Sterling has been searching for his missing child for years!
Evelyn: Don't listen to her! She's a delusional liar trying to extort my family trust fund!
Victoria: Extort your trust fund? I don't need a single penny from your dying company, Evelyn.
Evelyn: Dying company?! Sterling Enterprises is a multi-billion dollar corporation!
Victoria: Sterling Enterprises is currently facing three major federal tax audits and a massive foreclosure risk on its primary downtown estate.
Evelyn: How... how could you possibly know about the corporate tax audit?! That information is strictly confidential!
Victoria: Because my investment group holds sixty percent of your corporate debt.
Evelyn stared at Victoria, her breath catching in her throat.
Evelyn: What did you just say?
Victoria: Seven years is a long time, Evelyn. While you were busy spending money on luxury galas and designer bags, I built an international venture capital firm from scratch.
Evelyn: You're lying! A former waitress couldn't buy our corporate debt!
Victoria: Ask your CFO. Check who bought the defaulted loan notes from Chase Bank last month.
Evelyn: The Apex Global Group... that was you?!
Victoria: I am the chief executive officer of Apex Global.
The crowd gasped collectively. Several prominent businessmen in the room exchanged shocked looks.
Businessman 1: Apex Global? They just acquired three major real estate firms in New York!
Businessman 2: She's the billionaire investor everyone has been trying to schedule a meeting with!
Victoria: I came to this charity event today to decide whether I should restructure your debt or force your company into immediate bankruptcy.
Evelyn: Victoria... please... we can talk about this in private!
Victoria: Private? A moment ago, you wanted security to drag me and my daughter into the street.
Evelyn: I didn't know it was you! I didn't recognize the child!
Victoria: So you only treat people with basic human decency if you know they're wealthy?
Evelyn: No! That's not what I meant!
Victoria: You haven't changed at all, Evelyn. Still cruel, still arrogant, and still pathetic.