Ethan stepped through the grand front entryway carrying his dark leather briefcase.
He had left his downtown meeting early after feeling a strange sense of worry.
The sight before him stopped him instantly in his tracks near the marble pillars.
His fiancée was standing near the wet rug with her face red with anger.
His loyal maid was holding his crying baby who was wrapped inside a soaked apron.
The bright light hit the ice water pooled across the expensive Persian rug surface.
Ethan: What in the world is going on inside my house right now?
Vanessa instantly changed her sharp expression into a look of deep, helpless distress.
She wiped away fake tears and ran toward Ethan with dramatic open arms.
Vanessa: Ethan, thank goodness you came home right at this moment!
Vanessa: Your maid has completely lost her mind and tried to attack me!
Ethan looked at his fiancée in total confusion and deep disbelief at her words.
He then looked over at Sarah, whose eyes were fierce with protective courage.
Sarah: Do not listen to her fake lies for one single second, sir!
Sarah: She deliberately poured ice water around your baby to freeze him silent!
Vanessa: She is a jealous liar who wants to steal from your estate!
Sarah: Look at your baby boy shivering right now in my arms, Ethan!
Ethan dropped his expensive leather briefcase onto the floor with a heavy thud.
He stepped closer to Sarah and looked down at his tiny, trembling son.
The wet clothes and icy water drops on the rug proved Sarah's words immediately.
Ethan felt a cold spike of horror run through his entire body as realization hit.
He realized he had welcomed a cruel predator into his peaceful family home.
His hands began to shake with intense anger as he turned toward Vanessa.
The rich woman backed away slightly as she saw the dark rage in his eyes.
Vanessa: Ethan, please let me explain what actually happened down here!
Ethan: Do not take another step toward my child or my maid, Vanessa!
Vanessa: You are taking the word of a common servant over your fiancée?
Ethan: I am taking the evidence right before my own eyes, you cruel woman!
Sarah gently stepped forward and handed the small baby over to his father.
Ethan cradled his crying son tightly against his warm burgundy velvet jacket chest.
He kissed the boy's forehead and whispered words of comfort to calm him down.
Ethan: Daddy is right here, my sweet boy, you are safe now.
The infant began to quiet down as he felt his father's strong, protective hug.
Ethan turned his fierce gaze back to the woman in the sparkly blue dress.
The mask of luxury and elegance had completely fallen off Vanessa's pale face.
She stood exposed as the heartless person she truly was under her expensive clothes.
The silence in the grand marble hallway was suffocating and filled with tension.