Richard dropped his heavy leather briefcase onto the shiny floor with a thud.
He strode forward with a furious expression locking eyes with the tense scene.
Richard: What in the world is happening inside my home right now?
Victoria immediately changed her tone and put on a fake worried expression quickly.
Victoria: Darling, thank goodness you are home to help me right now!
She rushed toward her husband while pointing dramatically at the kneeling maid downstairs.
Victoria: This crazy maid lost her mind and started screaming at me suddenly!
Elena looked up from the floor with brave tearful eyes filled with pain.
Elena: She hurts the child every time you leave this house, sir!
Richard stopped in his tracks as the heavy words hit the spacious room.
Victoria turned pale as her face showed sudden absolute terror and panicked shock.
Victoria: She is lying to you because I threatened to fire her today!
Elena stood up slowly while keeping little Leo secure inside her steady arms.
Elena: Check the security cameras in the nursery hallway from this week, sir.
Elena: See how she ignores his cries and locked him inside yesterday afternoon.
Richard stared directly at his wife whose face turned completely white with panic.
Victoria gasped sharply and tried to take Richard's arm to pull him away.
Victoria: Richard, do not listen to a bitter hired servant over your wife!
Richard pulled his arm away from Victoria's reach with absolute disgust and anger.
He walked past her and dropped to his knees on the marble floor.
He checked on his small son and gently patted Elena's shaking brave arm.
Richard: Thank you for standing up for my boy when I was away.
Leo reached out his arms to his father while sniffling his last tears.
Richard took his son into his arms and held him against his suit.
He looked up at Victoria with an explosive venomous snarl of pure wrath.
The deception that had filled his home for months was finally shattered completely.