The morning sun cut across the white walls of the Dallas mansion.
Mark adjusted his grey suit coat while walking into the grand foyer.
He heard quick footsteps ringing high above on the marble balcony landing.
His heart skipped a beat when he saw his little daughter Lily near the top stair.
Eleanor: Step back right now, little girl!
Eleanor raised her voice with a cold tone that echoed down the high ceiling.
Lily startled and lost her balance on the slippery wooden step.
Sarah: Stop! You're going to drop her!
Sarah screamed from the doorway as she dropped her shoulder bag onto the floor.
Mark sprinted forward across the glossy black and white tiles without thinking twice.
His leather shoes made loud tapping sounds on the hard stone surface.
A sharp gasp rushed from his throat as Lily stumbled down the final three steps.
Mark dove forward and caught his daughter safely into his arms.
The soft fabric of her white dress rustled against his grey wool jacket.
He held her tight against his chest while checking her arms and legs.
Mark: I have you, sweetheart, you are completely safe now.
Sarah dropped to her knees on the marble floor right beside them.
She wrapped her arms around both of them while sobbing with deep relief.
Sarah: Thank God you caught her in time.
Eleanor stood up above at the iron railing looking down with a harsh glare.
Her face remained cold and unmoved by the scary moment below.
Sarah: You will pay for what you tried to do!
Sarah raised her head and shouted up toward the balcony with intense fury.
Eleanor: Think you can stop me?
Eleanor leaned over the top rail with a bitter smirk across her lips.
Eleanor: This is my home and my family name on the front gate.
Mark: That is enough, Eleanor!
Mark stood up while keeping Lily safe behind his legs.
Mark: You went too far this time.
Eleanor: I am protecting our family estate from outsiders.
Sarah reached into her coat pocket with hands that trembled from pure anger.
She brought out a large brown envelope sealed with a white sticker.
The round sticker was clearly marked with a bold red letter R.
Sarah: You thought you destroyed every copy of the official hospital file!
Eleanor froze on the upper landing as her hands gripped the railing tighter.
Sarah: But I spent three months hunting down the original lab records!