Emma barely had time to react.
Without warning, Eleanor shoved her with both hands.
Emma screamed as she lost her balance.
Her hands reached desperately for the balcony railing, but her fingers slipped away.
For one horrifying moment, time seemed to stop.
Then she fell.
Her terrified scream echoed through the enormous atrium as she plunged toward the marble floor nearly three stories below.
The legal documents scattered through the air like falling leaves.
Servants looked up in horror.
Guests began screaming.
Nobody knew what to do.
At that exact moment, the front doors of the mansion burst open.
Daniel Collins ran inside.
He had received a frantic phone call telling him his wife was in danger.
As he looked up, he saw Emma falling.
His heart nearly stopped.
Without thinking, Daniel sprinted across the polished marble hallway faster than he had ever run in his life.
Every second mattered.
Every step echoed through the mansion.
People shouted for help.
Some covered their eyes.
Others believed they were about to witness a tragedy.
Daniel refused to accept it.
As Emma fell closer to the ground, he launched himself forward.
Dropping to his knees, he slid across the smooth marble floor with every ounce of strength he had.
A deafening impact echoed through the atrium as Daniel caught Emma in his arms just before she struck the floor.
The force threw both of them across the marble.
For several terrifying seconds, nobody moved.
Daniel looked down.
Emma wasn't responding.
Blood trickled from a small cut on her forehead.
His hands shook as he checked for a pulse.
Then...
A faint heartbeat.
Relief washed over him.
Still holding his unconscious wife tightly, Daniel slowly lifted his head toward the balcony above.
His eyes locked onto Eleanor.
Every trace of fear disappeared from his face.
Only anger remained.
His voice thundered across the silent mansion.
"Call the police."
The command echoed through every hallway.
And for the first time in decades, the powerful Whitestone family realized their secrets were about to come crashing down.