Elena held the crying baby close to her chest while kneeling on the cold white marble floor.
Elena: Oh my God, sweet baby, are you okay?
Mark reached out with trembling hands to check his little boy for any painful bumps or severe injuries.
Leo was sobbing loudly from the terrible fright, but he was wrapped safely in Elena's strong arms.
Mark: What happened here?! Who did this to my son?!
Elena looked up toward the top of the grand staircase with tears streaming down her pale cheeks.
She pointed a shaking finger toward Victoria, who stood near the top banister looking nervous and flustered.
Elena: She pushed him! She shoved his stroller right off the top step on purpose!
Victoria: Don't listen to her! It was a complete accident! The baby slipped!
Elena: You are lying! I saw your hand push the stroller right over the edge!
Victoria walked down two steps, her royal blue dress swishing loudly as she pointed at the maid.
Victoria: You are just a low-class servant trying to save your own job after being careless!
Mark stood up slowly, his chest heaving with overwhelming rage as he stared at Victoria's cold eyes.
He had noticed small red marks on Leo's arms before, but he had naively believed Victoria's past excuses.
Now, seeing his child almost suffer a catastrophic injury on the hard marble changed everything in his mind.
Mark: I saw the way you moved away from the railing, Victoria! You didn't even try to reach for him!
Victoria: Mark, darling, please listen to me! Why would I ever hurt your child?
Mark: Because you hate that he gets all my love and will inherit my entire estate!
Victoria's sharp expression shifted from fake innocence to a look of deep, ugly frustration and bitterness.
Victoria: You care more about this brat than you care about our future together!
Mark: Get out of my house! Get out right now before I call the police on you!
Victoria gasped in anger, her fake polished manners vanishing completely as she stomped down the stairs.
She grabbed her designer leather purse from the front table and glared at both Mark and Elena.
Victoria: You will regret this, Mark! You are choosing a simple maid over a proper family!
Mark: Pack your bags and leave my property within an hour, or you will leave in handcuffs!
Victoria slammed the heavy oak front doors behind her, echoing loudly through the massive, quiet house.