Mark walked through the large front doors of his massive home with a tired sigh.
The marble floors stretched far into the long hallway of the rich estate.
He had spent five long years building his investment business into a huge empire.
His first wife had passed away shortly after giving birth to little Emma.
Mark had felt completely lost and lonely in the huge empty house.
Then he met Victoria at a charity event in the center of the city.
Victoria was beautiful and always wore expensive pink dresses that caught everyone's eye.
She promised to be a loving mother to baby Emma and a loyal wife.
They got married just six months after their very first date together.
Mark thought his broken family was finally whole and happy again.
He gave Victoria a massive credit card and total access to his wealth.
She bought expensive jewelery and hired new staff for the private home.
Only one old housemaid named Elena remained from the early days.
Elena had cared for Mark since he was a young struggling college student.
She loved baby Emma with all her kind and gentle heart.
Victoria hated Elena because the old maid saw right through her fake smile.
Mark noticed that his young daughter cried more often whenever Victoria was near.
Victoria always claimed the baby was just fussy and needed more rest.
Mark trusted his new wife because he wanted a good mother for Emma.
He left for a long business trip to close a major real estate deal.
Victoria smiled sweetly as she kissed Mark goodbye at the front door.
As soon as his black car drove away, her warm smile vanished completely.
She looked down at little Emma with deep hatred in her cold eyes.
Elena watched from the corner of the room with a very bad feeling.
She knew that Mark was being tricked by a very cruel woman.