Mark stood up slowly while keeping Lily safe in his arms.
He stared straight at Victoria with a dark and hardened expression.
The bright daylight filtered through the tall framed window behind them.
Mark demanded answers from the woman he almost trusted with his life.
Victoria folded her arms calmly across her blue gown without any remorse.
She claimed that Lily was lying and simply tripped on her own dress.
Lily squeezed her father's neck tighter and whispered the shocking truth.
The little girl revealed that Victoria wanted her out of the estate will.
Victoria had threatened to send Lily away to a far board school forever.
When Lily refused, Victoria pushed her toward the edge of the stair railing.
Mark felt tears of anger hot against his eyes as he held his child.
He realized that Victoria never cared about him or his daughter at all.
She only cared about the family trust fund and the grand Dallas mansion.
Victoria gasped when she realized Mark believed every single word from Lily.
She began to panic as her elaborate trap completely fell apart in seconds.
Mark turned his back on Victoria and carried Lily into his private office.
He locked the wooden door behind them to keep his child completely safe.