Chapter 2 - The Trap in the Bathroom“Mark, darling, listen to me!”
Victoria's voice trembled as she stood beside the bathtub.
“The child is lying. She threw a tantrum. She slipped.”
Sarah stared at her in disbelief.
“I heard her screaming from the kitchen.”
“You shut your mouth!” Victoria snapped. “You're fired!”
Mark's voice was colder than ice.
“She isn't going anywhere.”
Victoria turned toward him.
“You can't talk to me like that. I'm your wife.”
“No.”
Mark lifted the tablet.
“You're the woman who hurt my daughter.”
He pressed the screen.
The security footage appeared.
Crystal clear.
Victoria pinning Lily down.
Victoria holding the burning iron.
Victoria deliberately hurting a child.
The color drained from Victoria's face.
“That video is fake.”
“No,” Mark said quietly. “It's encrypted footage from my private security system.”
Victoria looked toward the bathroom vent.
A tiny black lens stared back at her.
Her eyes widened.
“You…”
Mark stepped closer.
“I installed those cameras after Lily came to me last week with bruises on her wrist.”
Lily buried her face against his chest.
“She told me she'd lock me in the basement if I told you.”
Victoria's expression hardened.
“You spoiled little brat.”
Mark's jaw tightened.
But then Lily whispered something that changed everything.
“Daddy…”
She looked up at him.
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“She said Mommy didn't die naturally.”
The room fell silent.
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