Anna smoothed her apron as she stood inside the giant marble foyer of the estate.
She had worked as a housemaid for the wealthy family for nearly two whole years.
The mansion belonged to David Vance who was a very successful chief executive officer in the city.
David was a quiet man who cared deeply about his young son named Leo.
Leo was only one year old and needed constant love and careful attention every day.
However David was often away on long business trips to manage his huge company.
His new wife Victoria spent most of her time shopping for expensive ruby red dresses.
Victoria did not like the little boy and viewed him as an unwanted burden.
She wanted all of David's vast inheritance and fortune for herself alone.
Anna noticed how Victoria spoke harshly to the poor child whenever David was gone.
The kind maid tried her best to shield little Leo from the cold words.
Anna: Please let me feed the baby now, Mrs. Vance.
Victoria: Just keep him in the nursery out of my sight all afternoon!
Victoria turned her back and walked away while her high heels clicked loudly on marble.
Anna held little Leo tightly in her arms and rocked him back and forth gently.
The little baby stopped crying and rested his soft head against her blue apron uniform.
Anna knew that something was very wrong inside this giant luxury house.
She wished that Mr. Vance could see what happened after his town car left every morning.
The household staff was always too afraid of Victoria to speak up about anything.
Victoria threatened to fire anyone who dared to question her cruel authority in the house.
Anna was just a simple worker who needed her job to support her elderly mother.
Yet her loving heart could not bear to see a small baby suffer in silence.
She decided to keep a small secret journal in her apron pocket every day.
Anna wrote down every harsh event and every time Victoria locked the baby away.
She waited for the right moment to show the truth to the master of the house.
That moment was coming much sooner than anyone in the mansion expected.
The peaceful morning was about to break into a massive storm of family drama.