Evelyn stepped even closer to the wooden crib with an aggressive expression.
Clara wrapped her arms around baby Leo and lifted him from the crib.
Clara: Stay away from my baby boy right now, Evelyn!
Evelyn: That boy does not deserve a single dollar of this estate!
She lunged forward to grab the legal trust file from Clara's hands.
Clara turned her body away quickly to shield her small son from harm.
During the sudden chaotic scuffle, Evelyn's sharp fingernail scratched Clara's cheek deeply.
Clara gasped in pain as a red mark formed on her fair skin.
Clara: AHHH! MY BABY!
The frightened infant began crying loudly against his mother's pink shirt.
Clara held him tight while stepping back toward the nursery entrance door.
A classic pearl earring snapped loose and clattered onto the shiny floor.
It bounced twice across the polished oak planks before coming to a rest.
Evelyn: Look at you shaking like a helpless scared little child.
Evelyn chuckled wickedly as she smoothed down her blue dress folds.
Evelyn: Victor will sign these transfer papers once I show him the truth.
Clara: Victor knows you have been stealing company funds for years!
Evelyn's face instantly twisted in burning anger at the sudden mention of money.
Evelyn: Keep your mouth shut about business matters you know nothing about!
Clara: The lawyers already found the missing bank accounts from last year.
Evelyn snatched a heavy glass decoration off the nearby wooden changing table.
Clara backed up against the hallway wall with tears in her eyes.
Clara: Do not come any closer to us with that object!
Evelyn: Nobody will believe your word over mine inside a court room!
The sound of baby Leo's loud wailing echoed across the wide mansion corridors.
Clara checked her child carefully to make sure he was completely unhurt.
She felt pure maternal instinct surging through every single vein in her body.
Clara: You will go to prison for what you are doing today.
Evelyn: My family lawyers will make sure you leave Texas penniless.
She raised her voice to a harsh scream that shook the quiet house.
Clara prayed in her head that someone outside might hear the commotion.
The tense standoff held every person frozen inside the sunlit Dallas room.