The loud silver tray clattered against the hard marble patio floor with a bang.
Evelyn turned around fast with a dark look of anger on her face.
Sarah rushed out through the double glass doors onto the bright sunlit patio.
She stepped directly between Evelyn and the frightened young woman in green.
Sarah: Take your hands off her right now, Mrs. Sterling!
Evelyn: How dare you raise your voice to me in my house?
Sarah: I will not stand here and watch you bully this girl!
Evelyn: You are a hired maid and you are fired effective immediately!
Sarah: Fire me if you want, but you need to back away!
Sarah placed a protective arm in front of Clara to shield her.
Clara leaned against Sarah while breathing heavily from the scary confrontation.
Evelyn adjusted her gold dress and laughed in a harsh cold tone.
Evelyn: She is a nobody who tricked my son into a quick wedding.
Sarah: She is the woman your son loves more than life itself.
Evelyn: Love does not pay for this mansion or maintain our status.
Sarah: Money is the only thing you have ever cared about, Evelyn.
Evelyn: Get out of my way before I call the police on you!
Evelyn stepped forward again and tried to push past the brave maid.
Sarah held her ground firmly on the slippery edge of the pool.
The atmosphere on the patio grew thicker with deep family tension and anger.
Clara held Sarah's shoulder tightly as her legs felt weak beneath her.
Clara: Sarah, please do not get yourself fired because of me.
Sarah: I am not going anywhere, my dear child.
Evelyn: Both of you will be off my property in five minutes!
Sarah: You cannot throw her out, Evelyn!
Evelyn: Watch me sign the eviction notice myself right now!
Sarah: Clara is pregnant with your very first grandchild!
The air on the grand patio went completely silent in an instant.
Evelyn stopped in her tracks and stared at Sarah with wide open eyes.
Clara gasped softly and held her hands over her trembling lower stomach.
She had only learned the happy medical news just two days ago.