Mark stared at the neat handwriting on the old yellow parchment.
Sarah had written the note during her final stay at the central hospital.
She warned that someone close had been altering her daily medication dose.
The letter mentioned a former private nurse who had disappeared right after Sarah's funeral.
That nurse had used a false name while working inside their private home.
Her real birth surname was written clearly at the bottom of the letter.
Mark raised his eyes slowly from the page to stare directly at Victoria.
His jaw clenched tight as absolute fury boiled deep within his chest.
Victoria backed away slightly toward the large American flag hanging on the wall.
Mark: Your maiden name is Vale?!
Victoria gasped loudly as her eyes widened with total terrifying horror.
She tried to speak but no words came out of her dry throat.
The maid of honor dropped her bouquet onto the polished floor in utter shock.
Mark realized the horrific truth that had been hidden for two long years.
Victoria was the very same nurse who had cared for Sarah before she died.
She had altered her appearance and used fake legal records to target Mark's fortune.
She planned to marry him and take control of the massive family estate.
Lily's ruined wooden box was the one thing standing in her way.
Victoria knew Sarah kept personal journals but never found this secret compartment.
She had smashed the box out of pure spite without knowing its contents.
Her own cruel action had just revealed her worst criminal secret to everyone.
Mark reached into his suit pocket and pulled out his mobile phone.
He quickly pressed the speed dial button for his senior estate lawyer.
He also dialed the local police department chief directly.
Mark: Send officers to my estate immediately.
Mark: We have a suspect for murder and fraud right here.
Victoria turned around fast to run toward the open front entrance doors.
Two large security guards stepped into the doorway and blocked her path completely.