Elena adjusted the soft blue blanket around little Liam as he slept peacefully in his white crib.
She had worked as a live-in nanny for the wealthy Sterling family for nearly two whole years.
The quiet grand estate was usually silent during the early hours of the bright morning sunshine.
Elena loved the sweet little boy with all of her heart and treated him like family.
His biological mother had tragically passed away shortly after bringing him into this bright world.
Mark Sterling was a hardworking businessman who spent long hours managing his global real estate firm.
He depended on Elena completely to make sure his motherless baby boy stayed safe and happy.
However, everything changed when a new woman named Victoria walked into Mark's busy life.
Victoria was an arrogant socialite who cared only about money, status, and high social standing.
She recently became engaged to Mark after dating him for only six short months.
Elena noticed immediately that Victoria never showed any real affection toward young baby Liam.
Whenever Mark left the grand estate for work, Victoria treated the household staff with deep contempt.
She constantly demanded expensive favors while complaining about the condition of the historic mansion.
Elena tried her very best to stay out of Victoria's way to avoid unnecessary arguments.
She focused entirely on giving young Liam the warm care and love he so truly deserved.
Victoria: Why is this child crying so loudly in the middle of my morning coffee time?
Elena: He is just hungry, Victoria, and I am preparing his warm milk right now.
Victoria: You need to hurry up because his noise is giving me a terrible headache.
Elena took a deep breath and turned back toward the spotless white kitchen counter.
She poured the warm milk carefully into a sterilized glass bottle with steady hands.
Victoria leaned against the doorway with her arms crossed tightly over her designer green jacket.
Her sharp eyes watched Elena's every single move with cold and obvious dislike.
Victoria: Mark is going to sign our official prenuptial agreement tomorrow afternoon at his office.
Elena: That is wonderful news for both of you, and I hope you will be happy.
Victoria: Once we are officially married, I will be making big changes around this estate.
Elena: What kind of changes are you planning to make around the house, Victoria?
Victoria: Starting with firing staff members who think they are special around here.
Elena kept her head down and refused to let Victoria see how deeply those words hurt.
She knew that Victoria saw her as a threat to her complete control over Mark.
Mark trusted Elena's judgment about the baby completely, which made Victoria furious every day.
Elena placed the bottle gently into the warmer and walked back toward the nursery hallway.
She had no idea that Victoria was already planning something truly terrible behind her back.