Victoria leaned down close to Lily with a harsh tight smile.
She picked up a large piece of cream from the table.
She rudely smeared the cold frosting right onto Lily's face.
Lily gasped out loud as the sticky icing covered her nose.
The little girl began to cry from the sudden embarrassment today.
Guests nearby stopped talking as they saw the strange mean act.
Victoria raised her voice so the surrounding crowd could hear clearly.
Victoria: You ruined everything with your constant messy eating habit!
She grabbed Lily by her upper arm and pushed her back.
Lily stumbled back against the table leg while sobbing out loud.
The cake table shook slightly as plates rattled together loudly now.
David heard the sharp noise and turned around very quickly across.
His heart dropped when he saw his young daughter crying bitterly.
He saw Victoria standing over the terrified child with anger showing.
David moved instantly across the wide room toward the dessert table.
His strong boots hit the floor with heavy fast steady steps.
He pushed past two shocked guests in his sudden rapid rush.
David: Get your hands off my daughter right this second!
Victoria turned around fast with a surprised look on her face.
She did not expect David to react so fast and hard.
David stepped directly between Victoria and his little crying girl today.
His big frame blocked Victoria completely away from young Lily now.
He grabbed Victoria firmly by her shoulders and pushed her back.
Victoria stumbled backward against the edge of another white table nearby.
Her costly dress hit the table edge as she lost balance.
The surrounding crowd let out a collective loud gasp of horror.
Victoria: How dare you lay your hands on me like that!
David: Do not ever touch my child like that ever again!
Victoria held her arm where David had gripped her just now.
She looked around at the many guests watching the dramatic scene.
Her face turned bright red from deep embarrassment in front all.
Victoria: It was just a joke for everyone to laugh!
David: Humiliating a child is never a joke to anyone here!
Lily hid behind her father's legs while wiping her tears.
The sweet frosting was still smeared across her red cheeks.
David reached down with his coat sleeve to clean her face.
His hands shook with intense anger and deep protective instinct today.
He had trusted Victoria to love and protect his small child.
Now he saw her true cold nature clearly for the first time.
The festive music stopped playing as the sound system went quiet.
A heavy silence fell over the entire large decorated banquet hall.