Mark rushed across the polished floor with his heart pounding wildly inside his chest.
He dropped to his knees right beside the trembling maid and his crying son.
Mark reached out gently and pulled little Leo tightly into his strong arms.
The toddler rested his small tear stained face directly against his father suit jacket.
Mark looked into the child eyes to make sure he was completely uninjured.
He felt a massive surge of protective fatherly warmth rush through his entire body.
Elena looked up at her employer with tears pouring down her bruised cheek.
She knew that speaking out right now could cost her job and livelihood.
Yet she could no longer remain silent about the cruelty taking place inside.
Mark noticed the fresh dark purple mark stretching across Elena tender cheek bone.
He frowned deeply and asked her what had happened while he was away.
Elena took a deep breath to steady her cracked and trembling voice.
She looked straight into Mark eyes with complete honesty and desperate courage.
She revealed that Sarah hurt the helpless child every single time Mark left.
The heavy room fell into a terrifying and total silence after those words.
Sarah stood nearby with her mouth open in absolute shock and visible outrage.
She quickly tried to deny the serious claim with an elevated frantic voice.
Sarah claimed the maid was lying to cover up her own terrible carelessness.
She demanded that Mark fire the woman immediately and kick her off property.
Mark stood up slowly while keeping a firm protective grip on his son.
His face darkened as he stared directly at his wife with intense fury.
He demanded an immediate explanation for the bruised face on his maid.
Sarah backed away slightly as the gravity of the situation hit her.