The tension in the grand foyer grew heavier as the room fell dead silent.
Victoria stared at Mark with absolute disbelief written across her pale face.
Victoria: You cannot break off our engagement over a maid's silly story!
Mark: It is not just her story, Victoria, I installed security cameras yesterday.
Victoria froze instantly in her tracks, her confident smile vanishing completely away.
Her eyes darted nervously toward the small black lenses mounted in the corners.
Mark: I had private security put full coverage in every single hallway on Monday.
Victoria: You... you put cameras inside the private family quarters without asking me?
Mark: It is my house, funded entirely by my own family trust fund foundation.
Elena carefully stood up while holding the quiet child securely in her warm arms.
Elena: She wanted your child out of the picture before the prenuptial agreement.
Victoria: Shut your mouth before I make sure you never work again!
Mark: Stop raising your voice at her in my home right now, Victoria!
Mark pulled his smartphone out from his jacket pocket with steady hands.
He tapped the security application icon and pulled up the recorded morning footage.
The video clearly showed Victoria reaching over to unlatch the wooden safety gate.
She then walked away slowly, leaving the open staircase completely exposed and unguarded.
Mark felt a cold wave of pure anger wash over his whole body.
Mark: You deliberately placed my innocent toddler in extreme physical danger today.
Victoria: Mark, listen to me, I was just trying to fix the latch!
Mark: The video shows you looking right at her before walking far away.
Victoria: It was a simple mistake, anyone could make a tiny mistake like that!
Mark: You wanted full control over my entire inheritance and estate funds.
Victoria took a quick step backward, realizing her elaborate scheme had totally failed.
Victoria: My father is the chairman of the largest investment firm in Dallas!
Victoria: If you ruin this marriage, your business stock will plunge by morning!
Mark: I do not care about stock values when my daughter's life is endangered.
Elena walked over and placed a hand on Mark's sleeve to comfort him.
Elena: I have the full phone recording of her talking earlier today too.
Mark: What phone recording are you talking about, Elena?
Elena: She spoke to her divorce lawyer about altering your life insurance policy.
Victoria let out a furious scream and lunged toward Elena's direction fast.
Mark immediately stepped into the middle and pushed Victoria's reaching arm back.
Mark: Do not touch her or my child ever again in your life!
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