Victoria froze instantly the moment the word camera was mentioned aloud.
Her face lost all its warm color, turning as white as the walls.
She had completely forgotten about the small high-definition security lens above.
Arthur had installed the smart camera system shortly after his son was born.
He looked up at the ceiling corner and then pulled out his smartphone.
Arthur: The living room feed records directly to my mobile device.
Victoria reached out frantically to grab Arthur's arm to stop his fingers.
Victoria: There is no need to look at stupid video footage, Arthur!
Victoria: We should just fire this lying nanny immediately and move on!
Arthur pulled his hand back firmly from her frantic grasp with cold distance.
He tapped the screen of his phone and opened the live security log app.
Elena stood her ground quietly, keeping her head held high with pride.
She had nothing to hide because she had acted only to protect the child.
The digital video stream loaded quickly on Arthur's high-resolution screen.
He pressed the replay button for the last ten minutes of recorded footage.
The high-definition video showed Victoria holding the steam iron near the bassinet.
It clearly showed her lowering the burning hot surface deliberately toward the infant.
The footage captured Elena running across the room to push the iron away safe.
It also showed Victoria intentionally kicking the vase to shatter it moments later.
Arthur watched the full video recording in complete silence for two minutes.
His jaw clenched tightly as unbridled rage filled his blue eyes completely.
He raised his head slowly and looked down at Victoria with pure disgust.
Arthur: You put my innocent baby boy in direct danger on purpose.
Victoria: It was an accident, I swear I didn't mean it!
Arthur: The camera clearly shows you tilting the iron toward his face.
Victoria dropped to her knees on the cold marble floor in desperation.
Her green silk dress crumpled around her as she began to weep truly.
Victoria: Please, Arthur, I was just feeling so overwhelmed lately!
Arthur: You lied to my face and tried to frame an innocent worker.
Elena moved gently toward the kitchen to get fresh milk for baby Leo.
She knew that the truth had finally prevailed over wealthy deceit today.