The bright morning light poured through the tall glass windows of the grand mansion.
Arthur Sterling was a successful businessman who spent long hours working in the city center.
He lived in a massive home with marble floors and a winding staircase that led to a upper balcony.
Arthur had recently married Elena, a woman who enjoyed expensive clothes and a lavish lifestyle.
Maya was the dedicated full-time maid who took care of the house every single morning.
She worked hard to keep the floors polished and the rooms spotless for the young family.
Maya was carrying a basket of clean laundry down the wide main hallway when a loud sound rang out.
She looked up toward the high balcony railing above the foyer with a startled gasp.
Elena was standing on the second level right beside the polished wooden railing.
Her face was twisted into a dark glare as she looked straight down at Maya.
Elena: Catch this if you can, you foolish girl!
Elena placed both hands on a heavy silver stroller and pushed it violently over the edge.
The stroller tipped forward and plummeted toward the hard marble floor below.
Maya dropped her laundry basket immediately and sprinted across the wide hallway.
She threw her arms out and dove across the floor with total disregard for her own safety.
Her hands gripped the metal frame of the stroller just inches before it crashed into the tile.
Maya slid onto her knees, panting heavily as the heavy stroller came to a complete rest.
Her heart pounded wildly inside her chest as she checked the soft cushions inside.
The stroller was completely empty, containing only a folded heavy blanket.
Maya let out a long breath of pure relief when she saw no baby was inside.
She looked up toward the balcony with wide, trembling eyes.
Maya: Why would you ever do such a terrible thing?!
Elena smirked down at the young maid without showing a single bit of remorse.
Elena: Because nobody will ever take your side against me!
At that exact second, the heavy front doors swung open with a sharp thud.
Arthur stepped into the foyer wearing his dark tailored work suit.
He stopped dead in his tracks as he saw the chaotic scene in the middle of his home.
Arthur: What on earth is happening in here right now?!
Elena immediately put her hands over her mouth and began crying fake tears.
Elena: Oh Arthur! Thank goodness you came home early!
She rushed down the carpeted stairs while pointing her finger straight at Maya.
Elena: Maya tried to destroy our baby's stroller out of pure spite!
Maya pulled herself up from the floor and shook her head rapidly.
Maya: Sir, please listen! Your wife pushed it on purpose!
Elena: Shut up! Don't you dare accuse me in my own house!
Arthur walked toward the two women with a look of overwhelming anger on his face.
He looked at the empty stroller and then turned his gaze toward his trembling wife.
Arthur: I heard the crashing sound from the front driveway, Elena.
The atmosphere in the grand hallway turned completely freezing cold.