Claire guided Lily into a quiet private study down the hallway.
She helped her sister sit comfortably on a soft leather armchair.
Claire: Rest here for a moment while I check your injury.
Lily: Claire, that was scary. Is she going to call the police?
Claire: Let her call whoever she wants.
Lily: I do not want you to get into trouble because of me.
Claire: She is the one who is in deep trouble tonight.
Claire pulled a small flash drive out from her inner jacket pocket.
She held it up so Lily could see the silver metal casing.
Lily: What is that on the drive?
Claire: This contains our father's original biological trust fund documents.
Lily: Where did you find those papers?
Claire: I found them in Dad's old lawyer's safe last night.
Lily looked up at her sister with wide eyes of pure disbelief.
Brenda had always claimed that their father left everything solely to her.
She had cut off their college funds and threatened to evict them.
Claire: Brenda forged Dad's signature on the final estate paperwork.
Lily: She committed fraud against us?
Claire: Yes, and she stole millions from our biological inheritance.
Lily: Can we actually prove this in a court of law?
Claire: The forensic handwriting report is right here on this drive.
Lily felt a wave of profound relief wash over her trembling heart.
She realized her sister had been working tirelessly to protect their future.
Claire wrapped a clean cloth gently around Lily's scraped knee.
Claire: We are going back into that grand hall right now.
Lily: Are you ready for the final confrontation?
Claire: I have been waiting two long years for this moment.
They stood up together and walked steadily back toward the lobby.
Lily wiped away her tears and held her head up with pride.
She trusted her older sister completely to deliver real justice tonight.
The noise of the party resumed, but tension remained extremely thick.