Mark sat quietly in his bright office room while looking at old family photos.
He lost his wife three years ago after a long and very hard illness.
His sweet daughter Clara was only seven years old when her dear mother died.
Mark worked hard as a respected real estate investor to secure Clara's future.
He wanted to make sure his daughter had every single comfort in life.
Then he met Sarah at a business charity auction six months ago.
Sarah was quick to give compliments and always smiled when Mark was looking.
She told Mark that she loved kids and wanted to build a family.
Mark believed her kind words and invited her to move into his home.
However, Clara felt uneasy around Sarah from the very first afternoon.
Sarah never looked Clara in the eyes when Mark left the main room.
She talked in a cold tone whenever the little girl entered the kitchen.
Clara tried to tell her father about the changing mood in the home.
Mark thought his daughter was just missing her mother and felt confused.
He told Clara that Sarah was just getting used to the big house.
One day Mark had to leave the house early for a meeting.
He left Clara with her tutor in the bright ground floor library room.
Sarah stood near the hallway listening to their calm study session quietly.
She knew that Mark's large trust fund list named Clara as sole heir.
If Clara remained in the house, Sarah would get almost nothing later.
Greed began to grow deep inside Sarah's dark heart very quickly now.
She began planning a way to send Clara far away from Mark.
Clara walked out to the grand marble hallway to grab her drawing book.
Sarah watched the small child walk near the large central staircase calmly.
The sunlight shone bright through the high window onto the clean marble floor.
Sarah smiled quietly and stepped forward toward the innocent little young girl.