David sat at his wide wooden desk in the high office downtown.
He looked at a framed photo of his young daughter Lily smiling brightly.
Lily was ten years old and used a wheelchair after an accident last year.
David worked very hard as a senior manager to give her a good life.
His wife had passed away three years ago after a long sudden illness.
Since that sad day David focused all his love on raising little Lily.
Then he met Evelyn at a charity event six months ago in town.
Evelyn was stylish and wore expensive clothes and loud pearl earrings.
She seemed kind and attentive whenever David was around to watch her actions.
She brought sweet cakes for Lily and talked gently in a soft voice.
David thought he had finally found a good mother for his sweet girl.
He asked Evelyn to move into their big brick family house last month.
They planned a beautiful summer wedding in the garden behind the main house.
David wanted to make sure Lily felt safe and loved every single day.
He hired extra helpers to keep the vast estate neat and warm inside.
Lily was a quiet girl who loved reading adventure books in her bedroom.
She liked sitting near the sunlit window on the second floor every morning.
When David left for work early each morning he gave Lily a hug.
Evelyn always stood at the doorway waving goodbye with a warm big smile.
She promised to take good care of Lily until David returned home evening.
David felt peace in his heart as he drove down the long highway.
He believed his small family was finally whole again after years of pain.
He had no idea that a dark shadow was falling over his home.
Evelyn changed her complete behavior the moment David drove away from the driveway.
Her soft sweet smile vanished into a cold sharp scowl every single day.
She viewed young Lily as a annoying obstacle to her wealthy grand future.
Evelyn wanted total control over David and his large family bank inheritance fund.
She hated spending time taking care of a young child with special needs.
She began complaining about small messy things around the living room area daily.
She scolded Lily whenever the floor had a tiny drop of spilled juice.
Lily kept quiet because she did not want to make her dear father sad.
She remembered how happy David looked when he spoke about the upcoming wedding.
So the small brave girl tried her best to please her sharp stepmother.
She folded her own blankets and stayed quietly inside her small bedroom room.
But Evelyn was never satisfied with anything the young brave girl ever accomplished.
Evelyn wanted the girl out of the house before the official wedding date.
She started planning a mean strategy to push the poor little child away.
She made up lies whenever she spoke with David on the phone daily.
She told him Lily was being rude and throwing heavy things around upstairs.
David felt confused because Lily had always been such a gentle loving child.
He resolved to talk to Lily kindly when he came home from work.
He hoped it was just a temporary adjustment period for his young child.
He did not realize the true danger lingering inside his comfortable safe home.