Mark took a deep breath to keep his voice quiet while looking at Victoria.
He remembered the day he brought Victoria into his warm home six months ago.
She had seemed sweet and caring to everyone during their early court dates.
His former wife had passed away two years ago after a long illness.
Mark wanted a good mother for his small baby boy in this big house.
He gave Victoria a black credit card and access to his bank accounts.
She bought expensive gowns and jewelry every week at the local downtown mall.
The household staff noticed her quick temper whenever Mark was away at work.
The maid whose name was Sarah had worked for the family for three years.
Sarah loved the small baby and cared for him like her own flesh.
Victoria disliked Sarah because the young maid saw everything that happened indoors.
Victoria: Send her away right now before she makes more trouble!
Mark: Sarah has been faithful to this house for three full years.
Victoria: So you trust a cheap worker over your own legal wife?
Mark looked down at the dark marks on Sarah's soft arms again.
He knew Sarah would never invent a terrible story about his little son.
His stomach felt sick as the bitter truth began to settle inside.
He looked into Victoria's cold eyes and saw no real love there.
She only cared about the fine furniture and the heavy gold ring.
Mark: We are going to speak about this in my private office.
Victoria folded her arms across her dress and laughed in a mean way.
She walked up the stairs slowly without looking back at the crying child.