David stood on the wooden stairs with burning eyes.
His hands were trembling with deep anger and sorrow.
He held the wooden banister very tightly in place.
Victoria took two steps backward against the high wall.
Her shiny bronze dress sparkled under the bright lights.
Her face was pale and she looked very nervous.
Down below, Elena kept holding little Lily very close.
The small girl hid her face in Elena's apron.
David: I heard you screaming from the outside yard!
Victoria: The child was being very clumsy on stairs!
David: Do not lie to me in this house!
Elena: Sir, she threw her things down on purpose!
Victoria: Be quiet, you low class cleaning woman right now!
David held up his big hand to stop Victoria.
He looked down at the loyal house maid carefully.
Elena had worked for his family for five years.
She was always honest and cared for his daughter.
David trusted Elena more than his new young wife.
He walked down the stairs slowly toward his daughter.
He knelt down on the cold white marble floor.
He gently pulled Lily into his strong arms softly.
David: Are you hurt anywhere, my sweet little princess?
Lily: She tried to throw my bear away, daddy!
David: Nobody will ever hurt you in this house again.
Victoria walked down the grand steps very slowly now.
She tried to put on a sweet fake smile.
She reached out her hand to touch David's shoulder.
David stood up quickly and pulled away from her.
His eyes were cold like thick blocks of ice.
Victoria: David, darling, please listen to my side first.
David: You have ten seconds to explain this behavior.
Victoria: She was misbehaving near the high balustrade rail.
Victoria: I was only trying to discipline the child!
Elena: That is not what happened at all, sir!
Elena: She yelled at Lily about her mother's estate!
David froze when he heard those specific dark words.
His late wife left a big trust fund behind.
The money was meant only for little Lily later.
Victoria had asked about that trust fund many times.
She wanted to control the millions of dollars herself.
David began to realize the dark truth right then.
Victoria did not love him or his small child.
She only wanted the family fortune and big house.
David: You were talking about the estate again, Victoria?
Victoria: No, that maid is making up lies now!
David: We are going to check the security camera video.
Victoria's eyes went wide with deep horror and shock.
She forgot about the hidden cameras near the balcony.
Her hand went to her neck in total panic.