The video audio played loudly through the tablet speaker, crystal clear across the silent patio.
Victoria's Voice (On Video): "I AM NOT YOUR MOTHER, LEO! AND YOU WILL NOT GET A SINGLE CENT OF MY INHERITANCE!"
Mark watched as the video showed Victoria placing both hands on the wheelchair handles, shoving it forward into the deep end of the water without a second thought.
Mark: You shoved him... you didn't even hesitate.
Victoria: Mark... please... I was stressed! I wasn't thinking clearly!
Mark: You looked at my son while he was drowning, and you didn't reach out your hand once.
Victoria: I can't swim, Mark! You know I'm terrified of water!
Leo: She was smiling, Daddy... when I went under, she was smiling at me...
Mark looked down at Leo, pulling the blanket tighter around the shivering child.
Mark: Is that true, Victoria? You enjoyed watching a defenseless boy fight for his life?
Victoria: He was trying to ruin my life, Mark! He told you I spent fifty thousand dollars from the estate account last week!
Mark: Because you DID spend fifty thousand dollars from his medical trust fund!
Victoria: That money was supposed to be for our new vacation home in Aspen!
Mark: That money was set aside by his biological mother for his physical therapy and future surgeries!
Victoria: His mother has been dead for three years! When are you going to stop worshiping her memory and start caring about my needs?!
Mark: You are a cold, heartless gold digger, Victoria.
Victoria: I married you! I gave up my career in New York to live in this house!
Mark: You married my bank account and tried to murder my son to get control of his trust fund!
The sound of loud sirens echoed down the long private driveway of the estate, growing closer with every second.
Victoria looked toward the front gates, her breath catching in her throat as panic finally set in.
Victoria: Mark, cancel the police call! We can settle this quietly! I will sign a divorce agreement today!
Mark: You think a simple divorce covers attempted murder against a minor?
Victoria: I won't ask for a single dollar of alimony! I'll walk away right now!
Mark: You're not walking away anywhere, Victoria. You're leaving this property in handcuffs.