Elena rushed across the marble floor without hesitating for a single second.
She shoved Victoria away from the sofa with all her physical strength.
Victoria lost her balance and slipped hard onto the cold marble floor.
The silver bowl crashed beside her with a loud metallic ringing sound.
Elena: Get your hands off this child, you monster!
Elena picked up little Noah instantly and held him tight against her chest.
The baby was shivering violently from the freezing cold ice water.
She grabbed a decorative US flag nearby and wrapped it around Noah gently.
Victoria: You filthy maid! How dare you lay your hands on me?
Victoria struggled to stand up, her emerald gown stained with spilled water.
Her face turned bright red with pure fury and embarrassment.
Victoria: I will have you fired and thrown into prison for this!
Elena: You tried to freeze a helpless baby who cannot even speak!
Victoria: He was crying too loud and annoying my delicate nerves!
Elena stepped back while holding the sobbing child firmly in her arms.
She kept her body between the evil stepmother and the freezing infant.
Noah pressed his small wet face into Elena's warm gray uniform.
Victoria adjusted her ruined satin dress and took a step toward Elena.
She raised her hand to strike the brave young maid across the face.
Elena stood her ground firmly and looked directly into Victoria's eyes.
She refused to back down when a helpless child needed her protection.
The tension in the grand mansion hall felt thick enough to cut.
Heavy footsteps suddenly echoed from the heavy front entry double doors.
The heavy doors burst open as Ethan rushed inside the grand entrance hall.
He had forgotten an important legal file needed for his business meeting.
He stopped dead in his tracks when he heard his son screaming frantically.
The sight of his wet baby wrapped in a flag shocked him deeply.
Victoria quickly changed her expression from rage to fake helplessness and tears.