David picked up the thick blue folder from the floor, his eyes scanning the header text.
It was a confidential legal petition regarding the family estate and trustee control documents.
Evelyn gasped and scrambled across the floor on her hands and knees to grab it back.
Evelyn: Give that back to me! That is private legal mail!
David: Why do you have a secret plan to take sole control of Lily's trust fund?
Evelyn: That is for our future financial protection as a family!
David: My late wife left that inheritance strictly for Lily's future college fund!
David flipped through the pages, realizing the true extent of Evelyn's calculated motives.
She had been systematically trying to isolate Lily while legally altering the family estate terms.
Her harsh treatment of the young child was a deliberate attempt to drive her away completely.
David: You never cared about this family or my daughter at all.
Evelyn: David, please listen to reason before you make a terrible mistake!
David: The only mistake I made was bringing a monster into my daughter's life!
Lily watched quietly from the doorway, holding her father's gift box close to her chest.
She saw her father standing strong, protecting her honor and her rightful future legacy.
For the first time in many months, the heavy fear inside her chest began to fade away.
David immediately pulled out his cell phone and dialed his chief family lawyer's number.
David: Arthur, cancel all agreements and draft immediate divorce papers today.
Evelyn: You will regret taking everything away from me, David!
David: The security team will be at the front gate in five minutes to escort you out.