Victoria held the crying child high above the hard marble floor with a cold smile.
The bright silk of her green gown shimmered under the afternoon daylight streaming through windows.
Leo kicked his small feet frantically while let out sharp cries of pure distress.
Victoria: Cry all you want, you little brat!
Victoria: You will never touch my family's fortune!
Without a single second of hesitation, Victoria released her grip and dropped the helpless baby.
The child hit the hard marble floor with a terrifying thud that echoed everywhere.
Leo's frantic cries filled the grand ballroom as tears streamed down his small red cheeks.
Maria let out a sharp scream and crawled frantically across the smooth floor toward him.
Her hands shook violently as she gently cradled the crying baby's head in comfort.
Maria: Oh sweet child! My poor baby, please be alright!
Victoria: Look at you, pathetic trash!
Victoria: Who do you think he will believe?
Victoria: His future wife, or a worthless servant?
Victoria let out a cold, sharp laugh that chilled Maria to her very bone.
She stepped closer and stood directly over the weeping maid and the injured child.
Maria looked up with wide eyes full of deep heartbreak and burning anger.
Maria: You are a monster! How could you hurt a helpless innocent infant?
Victoria: No one will take the word of a poor maid over mine.
Victoria: I will tell Arthur that you tripped and dropped his precious son.
Maria: God is my witness, you will pay for what you have done today!
Victoria raised her foot slightly as if to push the maid away from her view.
The heavy double doors at the end of the ballroom swung open with a bang.
Arthur stood in the doorway, his eyes wide with utter shock and sudden horror.