Arthur stood inside the marble foyer while his expensive leather briefcase fell onto the floor.
He heard the desperate sounds of his young son crying loudly from the upper landing.
His eyes swept across the wide entryway until he spotted Elena holding the baby.
The maid was sitting on her knees near the top of the steep stairs.
Victoria stood nearby with a pale face and flustered breath under the grand flag.
Arthur bounded up the wide marble steps three at a time with sheer panic.
Arthur: What happened here, who caused my son to cry like this?
Elena: She deliberately pushed the stroller toward the steep drop of the stairs!
Victoria stepped forward quickly with a fake look of deep sorrow on her face.
She reached out her gloved hands toward Arthur to grab his suit jacket sleeve.
Victoria: Don't listen to her crazy lies, Arthur, it was just an accident!
Arthur: An accident that almost killed my only son on these hard steps?
Victoria: The stroller wheels unlocked by themselves while I was walking past it!
Elena stood up carefully while cradling the terrified infant against her warm neck.
She looked directly into Arthur's eyes with complete honesty and steady courage in her gaze.
Elena: I saw her hand push the handle toward the marble stairs with force!
Elena: I grabbed the leather frame just before the child fell down the landing!
Arthur looked back and forth between his defensive wife and the honest house maid.
He noticed the deep tire scuff marks right at the very edge of the marble.
He saw the cold look of guilt mixed with anger inside Victoria's bright eyes.
The truth hit him like a physical blow to his chest inside his home.
He realized that his new wife cared only about his wealth and family money.
She viewed young Leo as an obstacle standing between her and the estate inheritance.
Arthur's hands trembled with righteous fury as he stepped closer toward his cruel wife.
He raised his right arm and pointed his finger straight at the front entrance.
Arthur: Get out of my house right now before I call the police!
Victoria: You cannot kick me out without speaking to our divorce lawyer first!
Arthur: I will have my legal team revoke every dollar of your spending allowance!
Victoria backed away in horror as Arthur's voice echoed through the high ceiling hallway.
She realized that her comfortable life of luxury was completely over in an instant.