The small red indicator light on the corner security camera was completely dark and unlit.
Serena noticed Sarah looking at the device and let out a cold, mocking laugh right into the room.
Serena: Don't look at that camera, because the system went offline early this morning for maintenance work.
Sarah: I did not break anything, Mr. Sterling, and I have always cared for Ethan with complete honesty.
Victor: I know you have been good to him, Sarah, but this scene looks very bad.
Victor walked over toward the side hallway to call the estate security supervisor on his mobile phone.
Serena stepped closer to Sarah and whispered quietly so Victor would not hear her low words.
Serena: You will be on the street by tonight with no job reference at all.
Sarah: Why are you treating Ethan and me with so much anger and cruelty?
Serena: Because this child stands between me and the full control of the family trust fund estate.
Sarah gasped softly as the reality of Serena's dark intentions became completely clear to her mind.
Serena smiled smugly and pulled her shimmering gold dress tight around her slender waist as she turned.
Meanwhile, Victor stood in the side room speaking urgently into his black mobile phone device.
Victor: Frank, did the main house security system go completely offline around nine o'clock this morning?
Frank: No, Mr. Sterling, the main feed was only diverted to a secondary backup recording server downtown.
Victor's eyes narrowed instantly as he listened to his trusted security manager explain the technical details.
Victor: Are you telling me that every camera in the main foyer was still recording video files?
Frank: Yes, sir, I am watching the live feed right now on my remote monitoring terminal screen.
Victor felt a cold pit form inside his stomach as he realized someone had deliberately misled him today.
Victor: Send the last twenty minutes of recorded video directly to my personal smartphone right now.
Frank: Sending the file over to your phone right away, sir.
Victor waited five long seconds until his phone vibrated softly in his hand with the new file notification.