Chapter 3 - Maria’s Silent TrapThe room went dead silent. You could hear the faint hum of the nursery monitor on the wall—the very device Maria had reconnected just minutes ago.
Vanessa stared at Maria, her eyes narrowing into a desperate, threatening plea disguised as tears. She was silently begging the older woman to back up her lie, flashing a look that promised utter destruction if she crossed her.
Maria didn't flinch. She simply stepped forward into the dim light of the nursery lamp, her expression carved from stone.
"No, Mrs. Vanessa," Maria said calmly, her voice crystal clear and devoid of any fear. "That is not what I saw."
Vanessa’s breath hitched. "Maria, you shut your—"
"I saw you unplug the camera," Maria continued, cutting her off flatly. "I saw you check the hallway. And I saw you lift that iron and lower it directly over the baby. You weren't moving it away. You were bringing it down."
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"Liar! You lying, scheming little—!" Vanessa shrieked, losing her composure entirely, her mask of innocence shattering into a million pieces as she lunged toward the housekeeper.
Before Vanessa could lay a finger on her, Daniel stepped between them, his towering frame blocking Vanessa completely.
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