Mark stepped forward on the upper balcony to block Victoria's direct path.
Little Lily followed her father, holding her tiny teddy bear in hand.
She wore a bright yellow dress and giggled while running along the hall.
Victoria reached the top landing and glared directly at the small child.
Victoria: That child is taking away what belongs to me by right.
Mark: Leave my daughter out of your endless legal battles and greed.
Victoria: She is just a child who does not understand true wealth.
Mark: She is my daughter, and she is the rightful owner here.
Victoria suddenly stepped closer to the child on the open upper balcony.
Mark turned his back for just one second to grab his cell phone.
He wanted to call the private security guards to remove his stepmother immediately.
In that quick split second, Victoria grabbed little Lily by her arms.
She pulled the child dangerously close to the high balcony marble railing.
Lily began to cry loudly out of sudden fear and confusion.
Lily: Daddy, help me! I want my teddy bear back!
Victoria: You don't belong in this house!
Mark turned around and felt his heart completely stop in absolute horror.
Victoria was holding the frightened child over the high wooden guard rail.
The white marble floor was twenty feet below the open balcony drop.
Mark: Put her down right now, Victoria!
Victoria: If she was not here, everything would come back to me!
Mark took a deep breath, trying not to startle the wicked woman.
He knew one wrong step could cause a tragic fall onto marble.
He kept his hands up to show he was not moving forward.