Victoria slowly pushed herself up from the marble floor with a bitter grimace.
She gathered the shattered pieces of her gold bracelet with trembling fingers.
Her perfect image had completely collapsed in a matter of a few minutes.
Victoria: You will regret treating me like this, Mark, I promise you that!
Mark: The only thing I regret is not seeing your true nature much sooner!
Mark carried Lily into the nearby kitchen and sat her gently on a soft stool.
He poured her a cool glass of sweet juice to help calm her shaking hands.
Mark: Take a deep breath, sweetheart, nobody will ever hurt you again.
Lily: Is Mommy really going to leave us forever now, Daddy?
Mark: Yes, honey, she is going to live somewhere else from now on.
Lily let out a long sigh of relief that touched Mark's heart deeply.
It pained him to realize how much fear his child had carried inside.
He walked back out to the main hallway to ensure Victoria was leaving.
Victoria was frantically throwing her designer clothes into large leather suitcases.
She glared at Mark as he stood near the doorway of the master bedroom.
Victoria: I will take half of your fortune and this entire villa in court!
Mark: You will get nothing once the judge sees the evidence I have!
Victoria paused her packing and looked up with a sudden trace of panic.
Victoria: What evidence could you possibly have against me in a courtroom?
Mark pulled his smartphone out from his inner suit pocket with a calm smile.
He pointed toward the subtle security cameras mounted in the high ceiling corners.
Mark: I installed updated smart security systems throughout the entire house last month.
Victoria's face turned completely ghost white as the reality sank into her mind.
Every harsh word and cruel task had been recorded in crisp high definition audio.
The footage was saved safely on secure cloud servers that she could never touch.
Mark: The legal team will have every single file on their desk by noon.
Victoria: Mark, please... let us talk about this like reasonable adults!
Mark: The time for talking ended when you forced our child to kneel!
He turned his back on her and walked away down the long corridor.
Victoria sank onto the edge of the plush bed with tears of despair.
She knew her high status in wealthy society was about to be destroyed completely.