The heavy air in the room felt tight and tense as silence filled the open space.
Two bridesmaids had been standing near the open door holding their small matching flowers.
They were both wearing long light pink dresses and expensive silver jewelry around their necks.
One of the bridesmaids was named Chloe, who had known Daniel since their college days.
She stepped slowly inside the room with a shocked look spread across her soft face.
She placed her hand over her open mouth as she watched the dramatic scene unfold.
Chloe: Daniel, what is going on in here right now with all this screaming?
Daniel: Look at this message on Jessica's secret phone that Lily just found!
Daniel held out the lit phone screen so Chloe could clearly read the text messages.
Chloe moved closer to Daniel and squinted her eyes at the small white text digits.
Her face suddenly changed from soft confusion to pure horror in just two quick seconds.
She leaned forward to look very closely at the long phone number listed at the top.
Chloe: Oh my goodness, Daniel, I know exactly who owns that phone number!
Jessica: Chloe, keep your mouth shut if you know what is good for you!
Daniel: Speak right now, Chloe, whose phone number is saved on this secret device?
Chloe: That is Mark's official mobile number, your own chief financial lawyer!
Daniel felt his throat go completely dry as he heard his lawyer's familiar name aloud.
Mark was the man he had trusted to handle all his business contracts and property deeds.
Mark had drafted the prenuptial agreement that Daniel was supposed to sign later today.
Daniel remembered how eager Mark had been for him to complete the paperwork quickly before noon.
He looked back at the screen and realized the horrifying reality of the whole wicked plan.
Jessica and Mark were working together behind his back to steal his vast estate inheritance.
Daniel: My own lawyer was helping you set up a trap to rob me blind!
Jessica: It is not what you think, Mark was just helping me organize things!
Chloe: That is a complete lie, Jessica, I saw you meeting Mark at a restaurant last week!
Jessica: Shut up, Chloe, you are trying to destroy my happiness out of pure envy!
Lily squeezed her father's hand tightly as she sensed his growing deep anger and pain.
Daniel tapped the screen to open the full message history between Jessica and the secret man.
Dozens of clear texts revealed a detailed plan to transfer his legal home title after marriage.
The texts showed that Mark was going to alter the final legal documents right after the ceremony.
Jessica was supposed to file for a fast divorce within three months to claim half his wealth.
Daniel: You never loved me for a single second since the day we met!
Jessica: Daniel, please listen to me, I was scared about our future together!
Daniel: You tried to steal everything my late wife and I built for our young child!