Richard: Hand my daughter over right now, Elena!
Elena: Mr. Vance, please, listen to me for just one second. I swear on my life I didn't drop her!
Richard: You expect me to believe you over my own wife? Victoria is standing up there trembling!
Elena carefully stood up, holding the baby firmly against her chest, guarding her like a mother bear. She took two steps toward Richard, but he barked in anger, stepping into her space.
Richard: Don't come any closer! You're a hired hand in this house! You were paid to clean and watch the nursery, not endanger my child!
Victoria: Richard, take Lily from her before she hurts her again! She was holding her over the railing! I saw it with my own eyes!
Elena: That is a complete lie! Mrs. Vance, why are you doing this? You know who was standing by the railing!
Victoria: How dare you accuse me! I am this baby's mother! You're just a girl from the east side trying to cover up your gross negligence!
Richard reached out and gently but firmly pulled baby Lily from Elena's arms. The infant whined, reaching her small hands back toward the maid who had spent every night comforting her.
Richard: You're done here, Elena. Pack your things immediately. If you're not off my property in five minutes, the Dallas police department will escort you out in handcuffs.
Elena: Mr. Vance, look at my knees! Look at the floor!
Richard paused, his dark eyes glancing down briefly at Elena's torn uniform and bruised knees, scraped raw from sliding across the tile.
Richard: That proves nothing except that you tripped while being careless with my daughter. Get out!
Victoria: And don't think about asking for your last paycheck or a reference, you criminal!
Elena: I don't care about the money! I care about Lily! You have no idea what she was planning to do with her trust fund documents!
Richard: Shut up! Don't bring our family trust into your excuses! Out!
Elena wiped a stray hair from her forehead, her voice trembling with intense emotion as she looked Richard dead in the eye.
Elena: Check the security cameras in the hallway, Mr. Vance. If you love your daughter, check the cameras.
Victoria: The cameras in the upper hallway are being repaired, Richard! The technician took them down this morning! She knows that! That's why she did it today!
Richard: I said leave, Elena! Final warning!
Elena swallowed the bitter taste of betrayal, turned around, and walked toward the staff entrance. She knew she was innocent, but in a world where money spoke louder than truth, her voice was completely buried.
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