The next morning brought cold rain pouring over the city of Dallas, Texas.
Mark spent hours in his home office working with his trusted private legal team.
They needed to review every financial document Victoria had touched in recent months.
A smart investigator searched through the locked wooden desk inside Victoria's private room.
He found a hidden silver key taped carefully under the bottom drawer of the desk.
The key fit into a small steel safe built right into the bedroom wall.
Mark opened the heavy metal door and looked at the files stored deep inside.
He pulled out a thick folder filled with strange bank statements and forged names.
It showed that Victoria had been secretly moving money out of his bank accounts.
She had spent months setting up offshore accounts to steal his large fortune quietly.
"She was planning to take everything and leave the country," the investigator explained.
Mark found a forged will that gave Victoria complete ownership of his whole estate.
If he had drunk the red juice, she would have inherited every single dollar.
Lily would have been left with nothing and sent away to a far home.
Mark felt a cold chill run down his spine as he read the papers.
He saw just how close he had come to losing his entire life yesterday.
If Lily had not run across the room, he would not be breathing today.
He closed the folder tightly and handed it over to his top lawyer.
"Make sure the district attorney sees every piece of paper in this box," Mark said.
The lawyer nodded his head and promised to file the papers with the court.
"She will face long years in state prison for this crime," the lawyer stated.
Mark walked down the quiet hallway to find his daughter playing in her room.
Lily was sitting on the rug, drawing a bright picture with pink colored pencils.
She looked up and smiled when her father walked into the warm room.
Mark sat down on the floor beside her and pulled her into a hug.
"You are the smartest and bravest girl in the whole world," Mark said.
"I just wanted you to be safe, Daddy," Lily replied with a warm smile.
Mark promised her that they would start a fresh new chapter together today.
No fake people or dangerous secrets would ever enter their sweet home again.
He knew he had to handle the tough legal battle coming up next week.