The heavy front doors swung open as Ethan stepped into the bright tiled foyer of his home.
He tossed his coat onto the leather chair and walked straight toward the noisy living room.
Victoria immediately changed her angry face into a look of deep fear and sudden sadness.
She threw herself toward Ethan and grabbed his arm with both of her shaking hands.
She cried out that the house maid had just attacked her without any warning at all.
Ethan looked confused as he saw Sarah holding his crying baby boy near the sofa.
Sarah stepped forward and begged her employer to hear the actual truth about what happened.
Victoria interrupted her loudly and claimed Sarah tried to hurt the poor baby for money.
She said that she caught the maid messing with the crib and stepped in to stop her.
Sarah shook her head quickly while tears of anger welled up in her own eyes.
She declared that Victoria was holding the heavy pillow directly over the sleeping child's face.
The room grew completely silent as the heavy charge hung in the warm afternoon air.
Ethan stared at his new wife with a very calm and serious look on his face.
Victoria tried to pull Ethan toward the door so they could fire the maid instantly.
She said that a poor house maid was dangerous to have near a valuable rich family.
Sarah kept her ground and explained every detail of what she saw when walking inside.
She mentioned how Victoria leaned over the couch with the pillow in her two hands.
Victoria grew red with anger and demanded that Ethan call the local police right now.
She wanted Sarah dragged away in handcuffs so nobody would hear her speak any further.
Ethan looked at the couch and then glanced down at the floor near the soft rug.
He saw the thick velvet pillow sitting right where it had fallen during the struggle.
His face grew pale as he looked back at Victoria's frantic and nervous blue eyes.
He asked his wife why her hands were shaking so hard if she was innocent.
Victoria laughed nervously and claimed she was just shaken up by the maid's sudden assault.
Sarah gently patted the baby's back until the small child finally stopped his loud crying.
She looked Ethan in the eyes and offered to leave if he did not believe her.
She cared more about the baby's safety than keeping her simple job at the estate.
Ethan stepped between the two women and looked down at his young boy's face.
He lowered his voice and spoke words that made Victoria stop talking right away.