Julian: "Look at this screen, Victoria. Look at yourself."
Julian held the smartphone out toward her. On the high-definition display, the balcony camera footage played with crystal-clear audio clarity.
Victoria could be seen clearly on the screen, dragging little Lily toward the balcony edge by her arm[cite: 4]. The child was weeping, begging for her father[cite: 4]. Then, Victoria's voice rang out from the phone speaker, cold and venomous[cite: 4].
"Say goodbye to your precious little girl![cite: 4]"
The screen showed Victoria lifting the crying child over the railing and deliberately opening her fingers, watching Lily fall without a single hint of regret[cite: 4].
Julian: "You threw a three-year-old child like she was garbage."
Victoria: "Julian... turn it off... please turn it off..."
Julian: "Why should I turn it off? This is the footage that is going to put you behind bars for the rest of your miserable life!"
Victoria took a panicked step forward, her metallic dress rustling loudly as she reached out to snatch the phone from his hands[cite: 4].
Victoria: "Give me that phone!"
Julian stepped back effortlessly, shoving her shoulder with his left hand and sending her stumbling backward against the marble banister[cite: 4].
Julian: "Don't you dare touch me!"
Victoria: "Julian, please! Think about what this will do to our family! Think of the scandal in the press!"
Julian: "Our family? You were never part of this family! You were a parasite waiting for my child to die so you could inherit Sarah's life insurance and trust funds!"
Victoria: "I loved you! I gave up my life in New York to move to Palm Beach with you!"
Julian: "You moved here because your father's hedge fund went bankrupt and you needed a wealthy husband to pay off your debts!"
Victoria gasped, her face turning pale as her deepest secrets were laid bare in the middle of the foyer[cite: 4].
Julian: "I hired a private investigator last week, Victoria. I know about the offshore accounts in the Bahamas. I know about the forge work you tried to do on my late wife's will."
Victoria: "You... you were investigating me?"
Julian: "I suspected you were stealing from the company accounts. But I never dreamed you were monster enough to attempt murder on a child!"
Before Victoria could offer another lie, the sound of loud, wailing police sirens echoed through the open driveway outside the mansion windows.
Victoria: "No... no, no, no! Who called the police?!"
Julian: "I called them from my car five minutes before I arrived. The moment my cloud system sent an emergency motion alert to my phone, I knew something was wrong."