Veronica gasped loudly as Mark stepped inside the bright room with total fury.
She lowered her hands while trying to adjust her green velvet dress quickly.
Veronica: Mark, sweetie! You arrived home much earlier than I expected you to!
Mark: Get away from my child right now before I call the police!
Mark pushed past Veronica forcefully and stepped directly between her and young Lily.
Lily was shaking uncontrollably as she crouched near the white wooden vanity table.
Mark immediately knelt down on the hard floor to comfort his crying daughter.
He unbuttoned his custom grey suit jacket and wrapped it around her shoulders gently.
Mark: Shh... I am here now, baby. You are completely safe with daddy.
Lily: Daddy! She ruined the pink dress grandma bought for my party night!
Mark held his daughter tightly while glaring upward at his quiet new wife.
His heart pounded with intense anger as he saw the destroyed silk dress fabric.
The pink bow lay completely shredded on top of the vanity counter nearby.
Veronica stepped back toward the flag display while trying to compose her posture.
Veronica: Mark, she was acting completely disrespectful to me earlier this morning!
Veronica: I was simply teaching your daughter a necessary lesson about basic discipline!
Mark: You cut up her clothes and screamed in her face for discipline?!
Mark stood up slowly, shielding his little girl behind his tall frame completely.
He pointed his finger directly at Veronica's face with a icy cold glare.
Mark: Don't you EVER lay a finger on my daughter or her things again!
Veronica: You are overreacting to a simple piece of cheap party dress fabric!
Mark: That dress belonged to her late mother's family line, you heartless woman!
Veronica's face turned pale as she realized the massive mistake she just made.
She had assumed the dress was just another expensive gift Mark bought yesterday.
Veronica: I did not know it had emotional value to your late wife!
Mark: It does not matter what you knew or did not know today!
Mark: You showed me your true colors inside my own house this afternoon!
Lily held onto her father's pant leg while sobbing softly against his suit.
Mark gently stroked her hair while maintaining his hard stare on his wife.
Mark: Pack your bags and leave this estate before the sun goes down.
Veronica: You cannot throw your lawful wife out over a minor household argument!
Mark pulled out his cell phone calmly and dialed his personal lawyer immediately.