Victoria stood on the upper balcony of the mansion.
She stared at the distant floor far down below.
Lily whined softly, feeling unsafe in the air.
Victoria leaned over the high wooden balcony railing.
Victoria: Bye-bye, little one!
She deliberately loosened her strong grip on the child.
Lily slipped from her hands and dropped fast downward.
At that exact moment, Richard opened his office door.
He heard the terrifying gasp from the upper hallway.
He looked up and saw his baby falling fast.
Panic surged through his entire body like lightning.
He did not hesitate for even a single second.
He sprinted across the polished white marble floor fast.
His shoes slid as he dove on his knees.
He stretched his arms out as wide as possible.
Richard: I've got you, you're safe!
He caught the falling child securely against his chest.
The heavy impact knocked the breath right out him.
He slid along the slick marble floor on knees.
He wrapped his strong arms protectively around her body.
Lily sobbed loudly, clinging tightly to his expensive suit.
Her tear-stained cheeks pressed into his warm shoulder.
Richard trembled violently from the massive emotional shock.
He kissed her small forehead over and over again.
He could hear his own heartbeat drumming violently fast.
Victoria panicked on the upper balcony up above them.
She had not expected Richard to react so fast.
She rushed down the grand curved staircase rapidly now.
She threw her hands up in fake total panic.
Victoria: She slipped, Richard! It was an accident!
Richard: Stay right where you are, Victoria!
Victoria: I tried to grab her hand, I swear!
Richard: You let her drop on absolute purpose!
Victoria: You cannot possibly think I would do that!
Richard stood up slowly while holding his sobbing child.
His face was pale with intense, surging fury.
He glared at his new wife with absolute hatred.
The illusion of their happy marriage was completely destroyed.
He saw the truth behind her cold, evil eyes.
Victoria stepped backward, suddenly feeling very terrified.
She put her hands over her shocked face immediately.
She realized she had been caught red handed now.
The dark secret was out in the open forever.