Elena stood between Victoria and the crying baby with her hands raised up in open shock.
Her face was pale and her eyes were filled with deep sorrow for the poor defenseless boy.
She pulled little Leo into her arms and held him tightly against her crisp blue maid uniform.
Victoria took a quick step forward and pointed a long fingernail right into Elena's face.
Victoria: Hand that child back to me right now before I ruin your life forever!
Elena: I will not let you scare this innocent baby anymore, Mrs. Vance!
Victoria: You are just a paid servant in this house, so know your place!
Elena: He is hungry and terrified because you yell at him every single day!
Victoria laughed in a cruel way and checked her gold wrist watch with cold indifference.
She did not care about the child's feelings or the pain she was causing inside this broken home.
All she cared about was maintaining her fake lifestyle and securing the family trust fund for herself.
Victoria had been secretly consulting a corrupt divorce lawyer to take half of Julian's fortune away.
Her master plan was to prove Julian was an unfit father so she could gain full custody rights.
With custody of baby Leo, she would gain control over his multi-million dollar trust fund immediately.
She intended to send the child away to a boarding school as soon as the judge signed the papers.
Elena had accidentally discovered the legal documents hidden inside Victoria's private desk drawer yesterday evening.
She knew that staying silent meant allowing this evil woman to ruin a good man's life forever.
Victoria stepped closer to Elena and raised her voice until it echoed off the high ceiling.
Victoria: If you say one single word to Julian, I will accuse you of stealing my diamond ring!
Elena: You cannot hide the truth forever because God is watching everything you do!
Victoria: Shut up! Don't you dare say a word to anyone in this city!
Victoria shoved Elena backward toward the white marble wall with a harsh movement of her arm.
Elena stumbled against the sharp corner of the decorative table and scraped her cheek badly.
Tears of frustration and physical pain rolled down Elena's cheeks as she held the baby tight.
Baby Leo buried his face into Elena's neck, trembling from the loud shouting inside the foyer.
Victoria folded her arms and turned her back on them, totally unbothered by the damage she caused.
She believed that her power and wealth made her completely untouchable in this giant home.
However, she did not realize that Julian had forgotten his confidential briefcase on the study desk upstairs.
His luxury car was already turning back into the long driveway under the bright morning sunlight.