Sarah stood on the green lawn with her mouth open in complete shock.
She tried to step forward to touch Mark's arm to calm him down.
Mark took two big steps back and told her never to touch him again.
He carried weeping Lily inside the large front door and slammed it tight.
He locked the heavy brass lock with a sharp clicking sound.
He brought Lily into the bright kitchen and set her on the counter.
He grabbed a cool wet cloth to clean the tiny scrapes on her knees.
Lily held onto her daddy's neck and whispered that Sarah was always mean.
She said Sarah only acted nice whenever Mark was standing in the room.
Mark felt a terrible wave of guilt flood inside his heavy heart.
He had brought a dangerous stranger into his innocent child's home life.
He wiped Lily's warm tears and promised that Sarah would never return.
He took out his mobile phone and called his long time divorce lawyer.
His lawyer David answered the phone on the very first ring.
Mark explained the terrible event that had just happened on the sidewalk.
David told Mark to stay inside the locked house while he drove over.
David also suggested calling a private investigator to check Sarah's back history.
Mark remembered that Sarah had been very eager to sign their marriage paper.
She had asked many detailed questions about his wealthy estate and business funds.
She had pressed him to add her name to the grand house mortgage deed.
Mark had always put off those legal requests because he felt unsure inside.
Now he realized her true dark intentions were focused only on his money.
Fifteen minutes later David arrived at the front door with a yellow folder.
He walked into the warm living room and sat at the wooden desk.
David revealed that he had already run a quick background check on Sarah.
What he found inside the official records was completely shocking and scary.
Sarah had been married two times before in two different far cities.
In both previous marriages she had targeted wealthy men with young kids.
She had sued both former husbands for huge cash settlements during messy divorces.
She had used false claims to try to win total control of their money.
Mark gasped in disbelief as he read the legal papers on the table.
Sarah was a professional fraud who target lonely fathers for their wealth.
Outside the front window a dark silver car pulled into the driveway.
Sarah got out of the car alongside a tall man in a navy suit.
Mark recognized the tall man as a famous aggressive family law attorney.
Sarah was already planning her next move to fight for the large house.
She knocked loudly on the heavy front door with her sharp fingernails.
Mark looked down at his daughter and felt his strength return completely.
He was ready to stand his ground and protect his home at all costs.