In the video, Lillian was nervously scanning the room, clearly on the lookout for someone. As soon as Allison showed up, Lillian snagged a glass of red wine from a passing waiter and made a beeline for her. The closer she got, the faster she moved, until she collided with Allison.
The wine glass slipped from her grasp, splashing red wine everywhere, and the rest, as they say, is history. The surveillance footage left no doubt about who was to blame. Lillian had deliberately bumped into Allison.
The onlookers gasped and started buzzing with conversation. Someone had already been recording the footage on their phone, and it was only a matter of time before this clip hit the internet. A high-society heiress showdown was way more entertaining than any New Year's Eve special.
People were chasing views, others just loved the drama, but either way, this video was destined to go viral.
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After leaving the screening room, Joshua called Emily. Neither she nor Lillian had been present. Now that the truth was out, they needed to apologize to Allie.
Grace, the housekeeper who looked after Emily, answered the call.
"Mr. Joshua, Mrs. Fisher's old ailment has acted up, and she's on her way to the hospital."
"Isn't that so?" Joshua didn't buy it for a second.
Grace shot a quick glance at Emily, who was sitting nearby. Emily gave her a knowing nod.
With practiced calm, Grace fibbed, "Yes, Mr. Joshua, after your disagreement with her, she got distressed, and you know her heart can't take much stress."
Joshua paused for a moment. "And what about Lillian? Let me talk to her."
Javier huffed, "You're not the one who should be apologizing. I know what went down. You were standing up for Allie the entire time. It's your grandmother and sister who were at fault. They owe Allie an apology, not me."
"I get it, I'll make sure they apologize to her personally."
"That's more like it." Javier's expression softened a bit, but his tone was still stern, "Nobody, not even someone from the Fisher family, gets to push Allie around!"
"You're absolutely right, Javier." Joshua always treated Javier with the utmost respect and politeness.
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It didn't take long for the video of Lillian intentionally bumping into Allison at the party to blow up online. Alongside that surveillance footage, clips of Allison and Lillian's argument surfaced. Each headline seemed more sensational than the last.
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