Daniel: "Victoria... what is the meaning of this?!"
Victoria: "Daniel... listen to me! It's not what you think! She's sick! She's mentally unstable!"
Daniel: "You told me she died in the lake explosion four years ago! You gave me a sealed urn!"
Victoria: "I had to protect our family, Daniel! She was dangerous! She tried to hurt Emily when she was a baby!"
Lily: "I never hurt Emily! I was just feeding her my sandwiches because stepmother didn't give me food!"
Daniel stood up from the marble floor, gathering Lily securely against his chest with one arm while keeping Emily close to his leg. His jaw was clenched so hard the muscles in his face quivered. He stepped forward toward Victoria, his dark grey suit jacket flapping open.
Daniel: "You kept my daughter locked under the stairs for four years while you spent her mother's trust fund money?!"
Victoria: "Daniel, please! I did it for us! The trust fund required Lily to be alive to pay out the monthly allowance! If everyone thought she was dead, the trust would have been frozen by the probate court!"
Daniel: "You monster! You faked her death to keep the money and kept her like an animal in a closet!"
Victoria: "I gave her food! I looked after her!"
Emily: "No she didn't, Daddy! I gave Lily my lunch every day because stepmother yelled at her!"
Victoria's face twisted into an ugly, furious scowl as she glared at the three-year-old toddler.
Victoria: "You ungrateful little brat! After everything I bought for you!"
Daniel: "Don't you dare speak to my children like that!"
Daniel reached into his inner pocket, pulling out his smartphone. He dialed three numbers with shaking hands, holding the phone up to his ear.
Victoria: "Who are you calling, Daniel? Put the phone down!"
Daniel: "I'm calling the Dallas Police Department, Victoria. You are going to prison for the rest of your natural life."
Victoria: "If you call them, I'll tell the board members at Vance Enterprises that you knew about this the whole time! I'll ruin your reputation!"
Daniel: "I don't care about my reputation! I care about my daughter!"
Victoria suddenly lunged toward the heavy front double doors, trying to grab her leather handbag off the marble table to escape. But Daniel stepped into her path, shoving her backward with overwhelming force. Victoria stumbled over her high heels, crashing onto the cold marble floor beneath the white columns.