The second week of summer brought very hot weather to the city of Dallas.
Mark worked late hours inside his office downtown to finish a huge project.
Victoria spent her days looking at expensive houses online using her laptop.
She talked on her phone in low quiet whispers whenever Lily walked by.
Lily pretended to read her favorite book while sitting on the soft sofa.
She listened very closely to every single word that Victoria was saying.
Victoria: The legal papers will give me everything if he goes away.
Victoria laughed quietly into the phone before hanging up the call fast.
Lily felt a cold wave of fear wash over her small tired shoulders.
She ran upstairs to her bedroom and locked the heavy wooden door tight.
Lily decided to buy a small hidden camera with her own saved allowance.
She set up the tiny device near the cabinet in the grand dining room.
The next morning Victoria opened a secret package delivered to the door.
The cardboard box contained a dark glass bottle filled with clear liquid.
Victoria hid the dark glass bottle behind the large wooden spice rack.
Lily saw the secret bottle while she was getting a glass of juice.
She pulled out her smartphone and took a clear picture of the bottle.
The label on the bottle had yellow warning symbols drawn on the side.
Lily searched the internet to learn what the strange chemical could do.
The website showed that the chemical caused severe stomach damage instantly.
Lily gasped loud and covered her mouth so nobody could hear her cry.
She knew that Victoria was planning to do something terrible to Mark.
Lily: I have to save my dad before it is too late.
She held her small smartphone tightly inside her soft right hand.
Lily knew that she needed solid proof before telling her father the truth.
Mark loved Victoria and would not believe simple words without real proof.
The young girl decided to keep her camera active throughout the day.
She followed Victoria around the wide house without making a single sound.
Victoria seemed very nervous as she paced back and forth near the kitchen.
She checked the clock on the wall every five minutes with sharp eyes.
Mark was scheduled to arrive home at seven o'clock for a special dinner.
Victoria pulled out the red wine bottle from the wooden wine cellar.
Lily hid behind the large refrigerator and turned on her phone recorder.
She held her breath so that her presence would remain completely unknown.
The dark truth was about to be revealed in the quiet kitchen.
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