Richard reached down and carefully took his crying baby son from Elena.
He checked the child's arms and head with trembling hands.
The baby was perfectly fine, but Richard was blinded by fierce anger.
He looked down at Elena with pure outrage in his dark eyes.
Richard: How could you be so reckless in this house?
Elena: Sir, I swear I saved him!
Victoria: She is trying to cover up her mistake!
Elena: I ran across the room to catch him!
Victoria: You almost dropped my innocent son on the floor!
Elena stood up slowly while holding her sore knee with one hand.
She could not believe that Victoria was lying so openly to Richard.
The rich woman was trying to protect herself from her husband's anger.
She was willing to destroy a loyal worker to save her reputation.
Elena looked around the room for help, but the house was silent.
The other staff members stood quietly near the kitchen doorway.
They were too afraid of losing their jobs to speak out loud.
Richard pointed toward the large front door of the Boston mansion.
Richard: You are fired from this house effective immediately!
Elena: Please listen to me for one second!
Richard: Get out before I call the police on you!
Victoria: Leave before you cause any more harm here!
Tears welled up in Elena's brown eyes as her heart broke.
She had given five years of honest service to this wealthy family.
Now she was being thrown out like trash for doing the right thing.
She bowed her head and turned toward the large wooden front door.
Her hand reached for her coat hanging on the coat rack.
Victoria smiled quietly with satisfaction while standing next to her husband.
She thought her secret mistake was safe forever from being discovered.
Suddenly, small footsteps echoed down the grand open staircase behind them.
Young Maya ran down the steps holding her black drawing pad.
She stepped directly between her angry father and the innocent maid.
Maya: Stop right now, Dad!
Richard: Go to your bedroom right now, Maya.
Maya: You are listening to the wrong person!