Elena adjusted her light blue uniform as she polished the grand marble floor of the Vance estate.
The sunlight poured through the massive front windows of the luxury home.
She loved little Maya like her own child.
Maya was only two years old and had lost her biological mother a year ago.
Richard Vance was a busy CEO who tried his best to raise his daughter alone.
Then he met Victoria, a glamorous woman who promised to be a loving stepmother.
Elena had noticed Victoria was never kind when Richard was not looking.
Victoria hated the attention little Maya received from Richard.
Elena heard sharp voices echoing from the high balcony above the grand foyer.
She looked up and felt her heart freeze instantly.
Victoria was standing near the dark mahogany railing with little Maya in her arms.
The toddler was crying loudly and reaching for her favorite toy.
Victoria looked around the empty hall, unaware that Elena was standing below the staircase.
Elena saw Victoria lean over the high wooden railing with a cold look in her eyes.
Victoria loosened her grip on the child completely.
Maya slipped over the edge of the high balcony rail into open air.
Elena screamed and sprinted across the slippery marble floor with incredible speed.
She ignored the pain in her knees as she leaped forward across the hallway.
Elena caught the small toddler tightly against her chest right before impact.
They slid across the smooth floor together, panting for air in total shock.
Elena pulled Maya close, weeping hysterically in massive relief as the child whimpered.
The grand front doors swung open with a loud thud.
Richard Vance walked into the mansion carrying his leather briefcase.
He stopped in his tracks when he saw his maid on the floor holding his crying daughter.
Elena looked up at him with tears streaming down her pale face.
She pointed a trembling hand directly toward the high balcony above them.
Elena: Sir! She intentionally dropped your daughter from the balcony!