Elena charged across the bright marble floor with raw determination, her eyes fixed on Victoria, who was still spinning the terrorized toddler around in cruel circles. The sound of Leo's hysterical crying filled the entire mansion foyer, echoing sharply under the high ceilings. Elena didn't hesitate for a single second as she reached the middle of the grand room.
Elena: Get your filthy hands off him, you monster!
Elena grabbed Leo firmly by his small waist and pulled him safely away from Victoria's cruel grip, wrapping her arms around the trembling child to protect him from further harm. Victoria stumbled backward in shock, completely stunned that a humble housemaid would dare to intervene in her actions or speak to her with such open hostility.
Victoria: How dare you lay your hands on me, you worthless servant!
Victoria raised her hand, aiming a wild slap directly at Elena's face to put her back in her place, but Elena was far too fast and motivated by pure rage. Elena blocked Victoria's arm and delivered a sharp, echoing slap right across Victoria's left cheek before she could even react. The harsh sound echoed off the bright marble walls like a gunshot.
Before Victoria could recover from the sudden pain, Elena struck her a second time across the opposite cheek, sending Victoria's head spinning in total disbelief. Leo clung tightly to Elena's burgundy coat, hiding his face against her shoulder as he continued to cry softly, sensing that his beloved nanny was fighting hard to keep him safe from the dangerous woman.
Elena: You will never lay a hand on this child again as long as I draw breath!
Elena delivered a third powerful slap right across Victoria's face, completely breaking the arrogant woman's composure and sending her dark lipstick smearing across her cheek. Without giving Victoria a chance to speak or strike back, Elena shoved her hard in the chest with both hands. Victoria let out a dramatic, high-pitched scream as her expensive high heels slipped on the polished floor, sending her crashing down hard onto her back right under the mounted American flag.
Victoria lay sprawled across the bright floor, hyperventilating in total shock while holding her swollen, red cheeks with both hands. She looked up at the simple maid with absolute venom in her eyes, stunned that her high-society status meant nothing to a woman protecting a defenseless boy. Elena stood tall over her, holding the toddler securely in her arms like a protective shield while Leo gradually calmed down in her safe embrace.
Victoria: You are fired! You are going to rot in a prison cell for touching me!
Elena: You can call whoever you want, but you will go through me before you hurt Leo ever again!
Victoria scrambled to push herself up from the smooth floor, her royal blue gown completely wrinkled and disheveled from the sudden fall. She spat curses at Elena, threatening to call her high-priced attorneys to ruin the maid's life and ensure she never worked in the city again. Elena didn't move an inch, standing firmly between the cruel stepmother-to-be and the innocent toddler who was finally feeling safe again inside his nanny's strong arms.
The tension in the sunlit foyer was suffocating as Victoria finally managed to get her knees under her, gasping for breath while staring up with pure hatred. She prepared to throw another furious tantrum and attack the maid, completely unaware that the heavy double entrance doors of the mansion were about to burst wide open behind her.