The morning sun rose bright over the big stone house outside.
Mark was already sitting in the living room with his lawyer.
The lawyer held a stack of legal papers in his hands.
Victoria walked down the stairs wearing a dark silk robe slowly.
She stopped when she saw the stranger sitting on the sofa.
Victoria: What is this man doing in our living room?
Mark: This is my attorney, Arthur, and he has papers.
Arthur stood up politely and placed the stack on the table.
Arthur: Mrs. Davis, you are being served with legal papers.
Victoria stepped back and shook her head in total disbelief now.
Victoria: Legal papers for what? You cannot be serious!
Mark: Full legal custody of Lily and immediate divorce papers.
Victoria screamed out in anger and threw a glass vase down.
The glass shattered across the shiny hardwood floor with loud noise.
Victoria: You cannot kick me out of my own house!
Mark: The house is in my name, signed before we married.
Victoria looked around the room as if seeking an easy escape.
She realized her cruelty had cost her everything she valued most.
Victoria: I am her mother, you cannot take her away!
Mark: A mother does not feed her child crusts off floor!
Arthur stepped forward and handed her a pen and the forms.
Arthur: You have thirty days to vacate this premises completely.
Victoria grabbed the paper and ripped it in half with force.
Victoria: I will fight you in court for every single penny!
Mark: The bank records and video cameras will tell the judge.
Victoria froze as she remembered the security cameras in the dining room.
Every moment of her harsh behavior had been recorded clearly online.
She sank down onto the armchair, her cold pride finally breaking.
Victoria: Mark, please, we can talk about this peacefully.
Mark: You had your chance to be a good mother.
He walked away toward the stairs without looking back once at her.