The morning light grew brighter, exposing every specks of dust in the grand room.
Victoria glared down at Sarah with pure hatred in her dark eyes.
She raised her hand to stop the girl from saying another word.
Victoria: You are just a servant who works for daily wages in my house.
Sarah: I am a human being, and this tiny child needs her mother!
Victoria: Do not speak to me about things you cannot possibly understand.
Sarah looked down at the tiny baby's sweet pink face and soft brown hair.
The little fingers reached out into the cool air, searching for comfort.
It broke Sarah's heart to see a mother reject her own flesh and blood like this.
She remembered the quiet night in the local hospital just three days ago.
She remembered the secret papers that had been signed in the late dark hours.
Victoria had tried to pay off the doctor to hide the truth from the world.
She wanted to protect her social status and her family's vast inheritance money.
A newborn child did not fit into her grand plans for the business future.
So she had ordered the child to be sent far away to an orphan home.
Sarah had discovered the plan and had taken the baby away in secret.
Now she stood in the center of the trap she had walked into willingly.
Sarah: Please, just look at her face for one single moment!
Victoria: I have looked enough, and I see nothing that belongs to me.
Sarah: She has your eyes, Mrs. Vance.
Victoria: Lots of people have dark eyes in this state.
Sarah: She has the family mark on her little wrist too.
Victoria's jaw tightened as she heard those dangerous words spoken out loud.
A sudden flash of fear crossed her pale face before she hid it again.
She leaned forward slightly, her dark eyes narrowing down into dangerous slits.
Victoria: If you say another word, I will call the police on you.
Sarah: Call them then, and let the whole town learn your deep secret!
Victoria: You would lose your job and your freedom in the same hour.
Sarah did not flinch from the cruel threat made by the rich woman.
She cared more about the helpless baby than her own safe future.
The sound of footsteps echoed from the far end of the long hallway.
Two large men dressed in dark suits walked quickly into the grand hall.
They were the security guards hired to protect the large estate grounds.
Victoria smiled a dark smile as she motioned toward the kneeling maid.
Victoria: Remove this hysterical woman from my property immediately.
Sarah: No, please do not touch this innocent baby!
The guards stepped forward with firm steps on the polished marble floor.
Sarah pulled the baby closer to her chest and turned her body to protect it.
Her tears fell fast onto the soft white blanket covering the tiny girl.
She felt completely alone in the world against such immense power and wealth.