Mark frowned, taking a firm step between Evelyn and Lily.
Mark: What are you talking about, Evelyn?
Evelyn: That wasn't the only camera in this house...
Mark stared at her, feeling a strange chill run down his spine.
Evelyn slowly crossed her arms, a bitter smile growing on her face.
Evelyn: My family put private security eyes everywhere three months ago.
Mark: You installed unauthorized cameras inside my home?
Evelyn: We needed to protect my financial stake in your estate!
Mark: This is my property, bought long before I met you.
Evelyn: A court will see how unstable you got just now, Mark.
Mark: I protected my daughter from your cruel emotional abuse.
Evelyn: My lawyers will turn this scene into an attack story.
Mark realized the full extent of the trap she had tried to set.
She wanted to provoke a violent reaction from him on her hidden camera.
She wanted a reason to file for divorce and claim his wealth.
Mark took a deep, steadying breath to control his rising temper.
He refused to give her the angry reaction she desperately needed.
Mark: You miscalculated my self-control completely, Evelyn.
Evelyn: Did I? You came running in here yelling like a lunatic!
Mark: Any father would defend his child from harm.
Evelyn: The judge will only see a husband confronting his wife.
Lily: Daddy... is she going to take our home?
Mark: No, sweetheart, nobody is taking anything from us.
Mark pulled out his phone again and dialed a familiar number.
He put the phone on speaker mode so Evelyn could hear every word.
Lawyer: Mark? Is everything alright?
Mark: David, I need you to initiate full legal proceedings immediately.
Lawyer: What has happened?
Mark: My wife has abused my daughter and wiretapped my home illegally.
Evelyn's confident smile instantly faded into sheer horror.
Evelyn: Mark! Hang up that phone right now!
Mark: I have recorded evidence on our primary home security system.
Lawyer: I am calling the authorities right now to secure the premises.