Victoria looked down at the marble floor below, checking the wide open distance with sharp eyes.
She reached her hand forward toward Clara's small back with a deliberate subtle firm push motion.
The little toddler lost her balance instantly, slipping right over the top edge of the staircase.
Clara screamed in sheer panic as her small body tumbled downward through the empty open air.
Elena acted instantly without thinking about her own personal safety on the hard stone floor surface.
She dove across the wide white marble floor with outstretched arms, sliding fast across the tile.
Elena caught the frightened toddler firmly in her arms just inches before the child hit floor.
The force of the slide sent Elena against the bottom wooden banister with a loud heavy thump.
She cradled little Clara tightly against her chest, shivering softly while gasping for cold fresh air.
Clara cried loudly against Elena's shoulder, holding onto the maid's uniform collar with tiny fingers.
Elena held the small child protectively, checking her tiny arms and legs for any bad injuries.
Up at the top of the stairs, Victoria stood perfectly still for one brief chilling quiet second.
Her face held a cruel malicious smirk before she instantly forced a fake look of deep shock.
Victoria gasped loudly, covering her mouth with both hands while stepping down three wooden stairs slowly.
Suddenly, the heavy front double doors of the mansion swung wide open with a loud thud.
Mark Miller stepped into the grand Dallas foyer wearing his sharp black business suit after travelling.
He stopped dead in his tracks, hearing his young daughter crying loudly near the bottom stairs.
Mark dropped his heavy leather briefcase onto the floor and ran briskly toward the central hallway.
He saw Elena sitting on the hard marble floor, clutching little Clara tightly in her arms.
Mark looked up and saw Victoria standing midway down the stairs with a trembling pale face.
Elena looked up at Mark through heavy warm tears, her body shaking from the violent adrenaline rush.
She pointed a trembling finger upward toward the top landing where Victoria had been standing quietly.
SHE TRIED TO DROP HER, Elena screamed with a fierce bold voice full of raw grief.