Maria sat on a wooden bench outside the gate and wiped away her heavy tears.
She knew that leaving Lily alone with Elena put the innocent child in constant danger.
The brave woman decided she could not simply walk away and give up the fight.
Maria remembered the security system she had noticed near the top of the grand staircase.
She pulled out her phone and called an old friend who worked with home electronics.
Maria had secretly installed a small camera in the hallway months ago for child safety.
She opened a special application on her smartphone to access the recorded video footage.
Her hands shook as she loaded the video clip from earlier that afternoon.
The clear camera angle showed the upper balcony and the entire white marble foyer.
Maria watched as Elena intentionally lifted the small child over the high wooden railing.
The video clearly captured Elena dropping the toddler down toward the hard marble floor below.
It also showed Maria sprinting fast across the room to save the falling child.
Maria gasped as she watched the shocking footage play on her tiny screen.
She realized that Elena had planned the entire terrible event to blame the nanny.
Elena wanted to remove Maria so no one would protect the little girl anymore.
Maria saved the clean video file directly into her phone's primary storage folder.
She knew she needed to get this clear proof to Mark before it was too late.
Meanwhile, inside the mansion, Mark walked back into his private office holding his daughter.
Lily continued to cry softly, refusing to eat any food offered by her mother.
Elena stood near the window with a nervous expression on her painted face.
Elena: Mark, you need to hire a new nanny from a better agency tomorrow.
Mark: I need some time alone with my daughter right now, Elena.
Mark felt that something about the sudden situation did not make complete sense.
Maria had always been loving and protective toward the small child since day one.
He looked down at his crying daughter and felt a deep sense of worry.
Suddenly, his mobile phone buzzed with an incoming message from an unknown number.
Mark opened the message and found a direct link to an online video clip.
He clicked the link and watched the screen as the video began to play.