The morning sun cut through the heavy crimson drapes of the grand master suite.
Elena adjusted her clean white apron while holding the silver tea tray very carefully.
She stepped softly across the polished marble floor of the enormous hallway.
The mansion was silent except for the faint sound of a child crying upstairs.
Elena paused near the carved wooden doors of the private baby nursery.
Her heart beat quickly because she knew Mrs. Victoria was inside the room.
Victoria was dressed in an expensive pink sequined gown for an upcoming morning event.
She stood near the white wooden crib with a cold look on her face.
Elena knocked gently on the heavy door before stepping into the bright room.
The baby boy was crying softly in his warm blanket on the changing table.
Victoria: Why are you standing there staring like a fool?
Elena: I heard the young master crying from down the hall.
Victoria: Take him away from me right now!
Elena hurried forward and wrapped her arms safely around the small infant child.
The young mother shoved the heavy blanket toward Elena with sudden angry force.
Elena caught the sweet baby close to her chest and held him tight.
The baby stopped crying as soon as Elena held his little warm body.
Victoria turned her back and pulled her expensive shiny gown away in disgust.
Elena: How could you treat an innocent child so harshly?
Victoria: Do not speak to me about things you do not understand!
Elena backed away toward the open hallway door with the baby in hand.
She knew that something was deeply wrong inside this wealthy marble house.
The child was supposed to be the proud heir to a massive fortune.
Yet Victoria treated the sweet newborn boy like a total unwanted burden.
Elena rocked the infant softly while watching Victoria adjust her sparkling diamond necklace.
The young maid promised herself that she would always protect this helpless boy.