Sarah retreated to the corner of the landing as her breath hitched in her throat.
She held her breath while Richard took Leo gently into his broad arms.
The little boy slowly stopped crying as his father stroked his blonde hair.
Evelyn stood beside her husband with her arms crossed tightly over her sweater.
Her eyes narrowed into tiny slits as she kept her fixed gaze on Sarah.
Evelyn: Pack your clothes right now and leave our family mansion forever.
Sarah: Mrs. Vance, please look at the boy's shoes before you judge me.
Evelyn: Do not speak another word to me or my family again!
Richard: Evelyn, let us calm down for one second and check the child first.
Evelyn: Are you taking her side over the safety of your own son?
Richard: No, but we need to handle this without making a scene outside.
Richard walked into the adjoining living room and placed Leo on the sofa.
The child was not bleeding or injured because the thick carpet caught his fall.
Sarah followed them cautiously from a safe distance near the doorway.
She knew that losing this job would completely ruin her clean professional record.
She needed the weekly salary to support her elderly mother's rising medical expenses.
Sarah: Mr. Vance, there are camera feeds inside the hallway ceilings.
Evelyn: The hallway camera has been broken since last week, as you well know!
Sarah: No, the main security system was fixed yesterday morning by the technicians.
Evelyn's face suddenly lost all of its warm color at the nanny's words.
She turned her head quickly toward the wall where the small black lens hung.
Richard noticed his wife's sudden panic and frowned with deep concern.
Richard: The security firm came yesterday? I thought they were coming next month.
Evelyn: I canceled that appointment, Richard, because it was far too expensive.
Sarah: No, the technician showed me the green working light before he left yesterday.
Richard placed his hand inside his jacket pocket and pulled out his phone.
He unlocked the master security app that controlled all the mansion cameras.
Evelyn reached out her hand quickly to touch her husband's arm.
Evelyn: Richard, darling, we do not need to waste time with security footage now.
Richard: If my son was endangered, I want the video evidence for the police report.
Evelyn: I am telling you what I saw with my own two eyes!
Sarah: The camera recorded everything from the top of the stairs down.
Richard ignored his wife's protest and tapped the live feed icon on his screen.
The screen flickered for a brief second before displaying the recorded clips.
A thick silence filled the luxurious living room as the video began playing.