Elena stopped dead in her tracks near the open entrance.
She saw Victoria holding the steaming iron over the baby crib.
The hot surface was mere inches from the helpless child.
Elena did not hesitate for a single second.
She dropped her laundry basket onto the white marble floor.
She sprinted across the large room as fast as possible.
Her heart pounded wildly inside her chest.
Elena: Stop right there, Mrs. Vance!
Elena lunged forward and grabbed Victoria by her thin wrist.
She pulled the wealthy woman back with all her strength.
Victoria gasped in shock as she stumbled away from the crib.
The heavy iron fell onto the thick carpet nearby.
It left a dark, smoking scorch mark on the floor.
Elena immediately scooped little Noah into her safe arms.
She pressed the small baby against her soft beige uniform.
Noah shivered violently as he clung to her neck.
Elena tears began falling down her tired cheeks.
Victoria: Get your dirty hands off that child!
Elena: You are insane, Victoria!
Victoria glared at the maid with complete outrage.
She smoothed down the front of her red sequin dress.
Victoria: You are just a maid in this house!
Victoria: You have no right to touch me or my son!
Elena backed away toward the grand hall entry.
She kept her body positioned between Victoria and the baby.
Elena: I will protect this innocent boy with my life!
Just then, Arthur rushed back into the living room space.
He saw the scorched carpet and the smoking iron floor.
He saw the frightened maid holding his trembling baby son.
He saw his wife standing there with an angry face.
Arthur: What is wrong with you?!
Elena: Sir, she tried to burn your baby with a hot iron!
Arthur turned his head slowly toward his shocked wife.
His eyes narrowed as absolute fury filled his heart.
He had trusted Victoria with his precious home and child.
Now he saw the terrible truth right before his eyes.
Victoria took a quick step back in fear.
She saw the intense rage growing in Arthur's face.
Victoria: She is lying to you, Arthur!
Victoria: The maid is trying to ruin our marriage!
Arthur did not listen to her pathetic excuses anymore.
He charged forward like an angry lion protecting his cub.