At that exact moment, heavy footsteps echoed loudly down the bright and sunny front hallway.
The grand double doors swung open wildly as Mark Sterling stepped into the bright room.
He wore his dark wool trench coat, and his face was completely pale with sudden panic.
Mark had come home early from his office to sign the final trust fund paperwork.
When his eyes registered the chaotic scene, his expressions turned into pure shock and confusion.
He saw his crying baby on the floor, glass everywhere, and Victoria weeping near the wall.
Mark: What on earth happened in here, and why is my baby on the floor?
Victoria: Oh Mark, thank God you are finally home to save us from this crazy woman!
Elena: Mark, please listen to me, because everything she is saying is a total lie!
Victoria: She threw the vase at me and dropped little Liam onto the hard marble!
Mark stepped forward aggressive into the center of the hall, his face filled with deep anger.
His gritted teeth and heavy breathing showed the intense emotional turmoil raging inside his mind.
He looked back and forth between his crying fiancee and the weeping, devoted nanny.
Mark: Elena, I trusted you with my son's life above every single person in this world!
Elena: I swear on my life that I would never let any harm come to baby Liam!
Victoria: Look at the shattered glass on the floor, Mark, the evidence is right before you!
Mark: How could you let my helpless infant child end up crying on cold marble floors?
Elena stood up slowly, cradling the sobbing infant safely against her pounding human heart.
She refused to look away from Mark's furious glare despite the overwhelming fear inside her.
Elena: She set him down on purpose just so she could frame me in front of you!
Victoria: Why would I ever endanger the sweet child of the man I am marrying tomorrow?
Elena: Because you know that I found the bank statements hidden inside your designer purse!
Victoria's face turned completely white for a brief second before she regained her arrogant composure.
She pointed a trembling finger right at Elena while leaning against the white marble wall.
Victoria: She is making up insane stories now just to cover up her terrible negligence!
Mark walked slowly toward Elena, his dark eyes burning with protective fatherly rage and confusion.