Lily sobbed loudly into her father's expensive dark grey suit jacket.
Her tiny hands clutched his lapels with pure terror and desperation.
Mark knelt on the marble floor while checking her body for any injuries.
Victoria hurried down the winding white stairs with a look of fake panic.
She clutched her silk dress as she tried to sound deeply worried.
Victoria: Oh my goodness, Mark, is she alright?
Victoria: She tripped over her own shoes near the top step!
Lily: Daddy, she pushed me on purpose!
Lily: She told me to lean over and then she shoved me!
Mark felt a cold chill run down his entire spine at once.
He looked into his daughter's tear-filled eyes and knew she told truth.
Mark stood up slowly and turned to face his brand new wife.
His face was pale with extreme anger and absolute heartbreak combined together.
Mark: How could you do this to my little girl?
Victoria: She is confused, Mark, she fell because she was careless!
Mark: She does not lie to me, Victoria!
Victoria: You are taking the word of a child over your wife!
Mark walked toward the wall control panel near the big entry door.
He tapped the screen to open the internal high-definition security camera log.
The lens had a complete clear view of the entire upper balcony area.
Victoria froze in her tracks as her face turned completely white as chalk.
She had completely forgotten about the newly installed security system cameras.
The video clip showed Victoria standing behind the girl and shoving her hard.
There was no room left for any denial or fake excuses now.
Mark turned back to Victoria with intense rage burning in his chest.
Mark: The camera caught every single second of your disgusting action.
Victoria: Mark, please, I was not thinking clearly at all!
Mark: You tried to harm my innocent child for money!
Victoria stepped backward toward the front entry wall in absolute terror.
She realized that her entire plan had ruined her life forever.