Daniel carefully carried Sophia to a nearby sofa before ordering the family doctor to examine her.
Thankfully, both mother and baby were unharmed.
But Daniel refused to let the matter end there.
He demanded that every security camera recording from the mansion be brought to the main hall.
Within minutes, the footage appeared on a large screen.
The room fell silent.
Everyone watched Victoria quietly walk to the staircase just before Sophia arrived.
She looked around to make sure nobody was watching.
Then she deliberately loosened the carpet fastening and stepped away.
The evidence was undeniable.
Victoria's confident smile disappeared.
She tried to deny everything, but the recordings left no room for excuses.
Daniel's face hardened with anger.
He slowly turned toward her.
"You didn't just attack my wife."
"You tried to kill my child."
Victoria stepped backwards in panic.
"It wasn't supposed to happen like that!"
Daniel shook his head.
"You had a choice."
"Now it's my turn."
The family elders immediately stripped Victoria of every position she held within the family business.
Her inheritance rights were revoked, and the evidence was handed over to the authorities for investigation.
As security escorted her from the mansion, she realised she had lost everything because of one act of jealousy.
Later that evening, Daniel returned to Sophia's side.
He placed his hand gently over her stomach and smiled as he felt the baby move.
"I promise," he whispered.
"No one will ever hurt either of you again."
Months later, Sophia safely gave birth to a healthy baby boy.
The scattered legal papers from that terrifying day were framed inside Daniel's office as a reminder of the promise he had made.
Beneath the frame was a single engraved sentence:
"A real family doesn't just share a name—it protects each other when it matters most."