Elena reached the middle of the grand hallway in seconds.
She dropped to her knees beside the weeping baby boy.
She quickly unclipped the restrictive harness strap from the baby clothes.
Elena lifted little Leo gently into her warm arms.
She held the trembling child close against her chest to soothe him.
Leo buried his small face into her shoulder and held on tightly.
His soft crying slowly began to quiet down in her protective care.
Victoria stopped in her tracks and turned around with a glare.
Her bright red lips pulled back into an angry sneer.
She adjusted her dark red satin dress with sharp hands.
Victoria: How dare you touch that child without my permission!
Elena looked up with fierce anger burning in her eyes.
Elena: What kind of monster drags a child like an animal?
Victoria: You are just a maid in this big house!
Victoria: You do not get to speak to me in that tone!
Elena stood up slowly while holding little Leo securely.
Elena: This baby was crying and sliding on the floor.
Elena: He is a human being, not a piece of luggage.
Victoria: I was simply training him to move faster.
Victoria: Put him back down right now or you are fired.
Elena held the baby even closer and refused to move back.
Elena: I will not put him back down on the cold floor.
Victoria: You have crossed a dangerous line today, Elena.
Victoria stepped forward with her hand raised in sharp anger.
She pointed her long golden fingernail right at Elena's face.
Victoria: Give me that boy right now before I call the police!
Victoria: I will tell them you tried to attack me!
Elena stood her ground with strong courage in her heart.
She picked up her phone from the soft rug with her free hand.
Elena: I am not afraid of your false threats anymore.
Elena: The house security cameras caught everything on video.
Victoria's face turned pale for a brief second before she smiled coldly.
Victoria: Nobody will care about a foolish security clip.
Victoria: Marcus loves me and trusts everything I say to him.
Victoria: He will throw you out on the street in five minutes.
Elena looked directly into Victoria's proud eyes without blinking.
Elena: Then let us show Marcus the video together right now.
Suddenly, the heavy wooden front doors clicked open in the distance.