Victoria wore a lavish green silk gown that rustled heavily against the white marble floor.
Her face was twisted with unreasonable anger as she held little Leo in her arms.
The small infant cried softly while wrapped tightly in a soft white knit blanket.
Hannah stopped dead in her tracks near the edge of the sweeping marble staircase.
She saw the violent rage burning deep inside the eyes of the young heiress.
Victoria: Get rid of it right now!
Hannah dropped her cleaning cloth in sheer terror as Victoria lifted the infant high up.
The reckless woman moved toward the edge of the shiny stone steps without stopping.
She did not care about the dangerous height or the hard floor down below.
In a fit of wild fury Victoria released her grip on the small blanket.
The baby slipped through the air toward the sharp edge of the marble steps.
Hannah did not pause or think about her own safety for even a single second.
She threw herself forward across the slick polished floor with all her physical strength.
Her knees scraped hard against the stone surface as she slid beneath the falling child.
She extended both her arms outward just in time to catch little Leo securely.
The infant landed safely against her chest as Hannah curled her body around him tightly.
She pulled the crying baby close to protect his head from the hard floor.
Her knee throbbed with sharp pain but she held the infant with absolute care.
Victoria stood at the top of the stairs looking down with a cold stare.
She did not show a single trace of regret or fear for what she had done.
Hannah looked up at her wealthy employer with tears streaming down her pale cheeks.
Hannah: What is wrong with you?
Hannah: You could have killed him right here!
Victoria: Keep your lower class mouth shut if you want to keep your job!
Hannah: He is just a helpless baby who needs his mother to love him!
Victoria: He is a nuisance who ruined my life and my youth!
Hannah stood up slowly while cradling the shivering infant safely in her arms.
She knew that stepping up to someone powerful could cost her entire livelihood instantly.
Yet she refused to back down while an innocent life hung in dangerous balance.
Suddenly the massive front doors of the hall swung wide open with a loud thud.