The truth lay completely open now on the dark lit screen of the cheap phone.
Daniel scrolled through every single message with a grim and steady look on his face.
Each text message was worse than the one that came right before it on the list.
Mark had sent detailed photos of Daniel's bank statements and private estate business documents.
Jessica had replied with details about Daniel's daily schedule and his trusting personal nature.
They had planned every single detail of this fraudulent wedding scheme for over six long months.
Jessica: Daniel, please think about our guests waiting outside in the big garden hall!
Daniel: I do not care about the guests or this fake wedding setup anymore, Jessica!
Jessica: If you cancel this wedding now, your reputation in town will be ruined forever!
Daniel: My reputation is nothing compared to keeping my little daughter safe from evil people!
Lily pulled on her father's coat sleeve and pointed back toward the outer carpet hallway.
Lily: Daddy, that tall man in the gray suit is standing outside near the door!
Daniel turned his head quickly and saw Mark standing near the corner of the wall.
Mark was holding a thick black leather binder under his left arm with a tight grip.
He had a smug smile on his face until he saw Daniel staring right at him.
Mark's smile disappeared instantly when he saw the black phone inside Daniel's right hand.
He stepped back slowly, trying to blend into the crowd of gathered wedding guests nearby.
Daniel: Mark! Stand right where you are and do not move a single step further!
Mark turned around fast and started walking rapidly down the long hallway toward the exit.
Daniel handed his phone to Chloe and picked Lily up gently into his strong arms.
He walked out into the bright hallway with firm and fast strides following the fleeing man.
Jessica ran out of the room right behind them while holding her heavy dress up high.
Jessica: Mark, wait for me, he knows everything about the legal property documents!
The wedding guests in the hallway gasped in shock as they watched the loud chase unfold.
People moved out of the way as Mark tried to reach the heavy front glass doors.
Two security guards who worked for the venue stood near the grand entrance arches.
Daniel: Guards, stop that man in the gray suit right now, he is committing fraud!
The two tall guards stepped forward quickly and blocked the wide exit doors completely.
Mark stopped abruptly, panting heavily as he looked around for another way to escape fast.