David burst back through the heavy front doors into the quiet foyer.
Elena was sitting beside Lily on the long cream fabric sofa cushion.
She looked up startled as David entered the quiet high ceiling room.
David walked straight toward his wife with a stern cold angry expression.
He asked her why she was near the secret wall earlier today.
Elena blinked her soft blue eyes fast and stammered her words out.
She claimed she had heard the thumping sound while looking for Lily.
David pulled his smartphone out and accessed his remote cloud camera logs.
The hidden hallway lens showed Elena entering the secret code hour ago.
She had led Lily into the room herself before locking the latch.
Elena stared at the phone screen as her face turned completely white.
She broke down sobbing and fell onto her knees near the couch.
She confessed she wanted to frame Marcus to end the scary lawsuit.
She believed the legal battle would bankrupt their big rich life style.
She never intended to hurt Lily or leave her locked for long.
She planned to find Lily herself to look like a hero today.
David stood frozen in deep shock at her terrible reckless dangerous choice.
He looked down at his crying child who was safe now today.
He knew what he had to do to protect his young daughter.