Three days later, Mark sat in a formal law office downtown.
The family attorney, Mr. Vance, opened a thick yellow folder.
The hospital tests had confirmed that Arthur was being slowly poisoned.
The strange medicine contained dangerous chemical toxins mixed with tea.
Arthur was recovering well in the hospital under close medical care.
Mr. Vance: Victoria had already drafted a forged version of the will.
Mark: She wanted to take control of the entire estate and trust.
Mr. Vance: She hired a fake doctor to sign off on Arthur's weakness.
Mark clenched his fists tightly against his leather chair armrests.
The greed of his stepmother went deeper than anyone had ever imagined.
She had planned to eliminate both Arthur and Mark's infant child.
That way, she would inherit the multi-million dollar real estate holdings.
Mark: Will the security footage be admissible in court next week?
Mr. Vance: It is crystal clear, Mark, she has zero defense.
The attorney pulled out a stack of financial bank records next.
Victoria had already stolen over five hundred thousand dollars from accounts.
She moved the money to offshore accounts under her maiden name.
Mark shook his head in absolute disgust at the massive fraud.
Mark: We need to freeze every single account linked to her.
Mr. Vance: The judge signed the freezing order earlier this morning.
Mark felt a small sense of relief wash over his tired mind.
He had spent sleepless nights guarding his baby at the apartment.
He had moved out of the mansion until the legal process finished.
He returned to the hospital to visit his father later that afternoon.
Arthur was sitting up in bed drinking fresh fruit juice slowly.
His color had returned, and his eyes looked sharp and clear again.
Arthur: How is my grandson doing today, Mark?
Mark: He is sleeping like a tiny champion right now, Dad.
Arthur: I was so blind to her wicked ways for so long.
Mark: She tricked all of us, but her plan completely failed.
Arthur reached out and patted Mark's arm with proud emotion.
Arthur: You saved that boy's life with your heroic dive.
Mark: Any father would have done the exact same thing, Dad.
The door opened and two detectives walked into the quiet hospital room.
They carried updated paperwork regarding Victoria's criminal charges.