Milo adjusted his dark brown velvet blazer while walking into the grand marble foyer.
The sun streamed through the massive glass windows of the estate.
Everything in the house was bright white and perfect.
Yet Milo felt a strange heaviness in his chest today.
His young wife Vanessa was standing upstairs on the high balcony.
She was wearing a fine bronze silk satin dress.
Vanessa held their baby daughter Clara against the ornate black railing.
Milo stopped near the center pillars to look up at them.
Clara wore a pale green dress and smiled down at her father.
Then Milo saw Vanessa move her fingers away from the baby.
It did not look like an accident to his watchful eyes.
Vanessa tilted her hands forward while holding Clara high over the edge.
The baby slipped into the open air above the hard marble floor.
Milo gasped in horror as time seemed to stop completely.
He did not hesitate for even a single second.
Milo threw his body forward across the polished stone floor.
He slid fast across the marble while extending both arms upward.
Clara fell straight toward the sharp edges of the foyer stairs.
Milo caught the small child securely against his broad chest.
They slid together into the base of the white pillar.
The baby began to cry loudly in absolute terror.
Milo held the trembling little girl close to his pounding heart.
He squeezed his eyes shut and whispered sweet words to her.
Milo: My girl... I got you!
Clara buried her tiny face straight into his velvet shoulder.
Milo checked her small arms and legs for any injuries.
She was completely safe in his strong arms.
Footsteps echoed loudly down the white grand staircase above them.
Vanessa came rushing down the steps with her hands outstretched.
Her bronze dress rustled softly with every fast step she took.
Her face looked pale, but her eyes held a cold distance.
Vanessa: It was an accident!
Vanessa: Milo, she just slipped from my hand!
Milo slowly stood up while holding Clara tight against him.
His eyes were wide with intense shock and deep anger.
He glared at the woman he had loved for five years.