Every head in the room turned to look where the child pointed.
She pointed her finger toward the tall oak doors near the main hallway.
Lily: A man touched Ethan's cake and put something inside.
A cold stillness swept through the entire luxurious room instantly.
Arthur felt his heart drop into his stomach at her serious tone.
Mr. Moretti: What did you see, Lily?
The little girl pointed toward the back corner where Julian stood quietly.
Lily: That tall man dropped a small bottle into the top layer.
Julian's face turned completely red as all eyes shifted toward him fast.
Julian: That is ridiculous! She is just an unruly child lying!
Arthur ignored his partner and turned back to the sticky cake pile.
He carefully knelt in the thick frosting on the expensive white marble.
His expensive suit pants were ruined, but he did not care at all.
He used his bare hands to dig through the broken sweet layers.
His fingers struck something small, hard, and cylindrical inside the frosting layer.
Arthur pulled out a small glass vial with a bright blue lid.
The glass container was cracked slightly from the hard fall to floor.
A dark liquid was leaking out into the soft white cream icing.
Arthur held the small vial up to the bright light of windows.
Mr. Moretti: This is a harmful chemical substance from my research lab.
The crowd gasped louder as people realized the extreme danger present today.
Mr. Moretti: Positive... that bite could have killed him.
Arthur stood up slowly with the evidence held tightly in his fist.
His eyes burned with deep anger as he glared at his associate.
Julian backed toward the hallway with a look of extreme panic inside.
He tried to turn around and run toward the front exit doors.
Two large security guards blocked the doorway before he could escape outside.
They grabbed Julian by both arms and locked him in place firmly.
The company lawyer quickly pulled out his phone to call local police.
Julian shouted angrily as the security team held him near the wall.
He knew his illegal scheme to steal the inheritance was now ruined.
He had hoped to gain full control of the firm's major assets.
Instead, his wicked plan had been completely exposed by a toddler.
Arthur turned his back on his former friend without another single word.
p>He looked at his small son who sat safely on a chair.
He realized how close he had come to losing his entire life.