The horrified scream echoed through the vaulted, two-story entryway before the heavy thud of a falling object even hit the floor.
Elena: Oh God! I got him! I got him!
Elena, the live-in maid, dropped to her knees on the polished parquet floor, cradling baby Lucas tightly in her arms while her body shook with uncontrollable sobs.
Elena: Shh... it’s okay, baby. You’re safe. You’re safe, sweet boy.
From the upper landing, Victoria leaned over the white wooden banister, her hand pressed against her mouth as she let out a breathless, dramatic gasp.
Victoria: Oh my goodness! Elena, is he alright? He slipped out of my hands!
At that exact moment, Brandon bolted into the foyer in his navy suit, his eyes wide with absolute panic as he saw the maid weeping on the floor with his infant son.
Brandon: What did you do? What happened to my son?
Elena: I caught the baby! Sir, I caught him mid-air, I promise!
Brandon: Hand him to me right now! Hand me my baby!
Brandon snatched seven-month-old Lucas into his arms, checking the crying infant’s arms and legs with frantic, shaking hands while Victoria came walking down the grand staircase.
Victoria: Brandon, thank God Elena was down here! She was cleaning near the landing and she dropped him!
Elena: What? No! I was standing down here on the ground floor, ma'am!
Victoria: Don't lie to my husband, Elena! You were wiping the top banister and you lost your grip on his carrier!
Before Brandon could scream at the maid, his eight-year-old daughter Chloe stepped forward, pulling hard on her father’s suit sleeve while pointing up at the wall.
Chloe: Dad! Stop yelling at Elena! Look at the screen!
Brandon: Chloe, stay back, this is an emergency!
Chloe: Dad, look at the security screen right now! Look at what it shows!
Brandon turned his head toward the flat-screen wall monitor mounted right above the hallway console, which streamed live and recorded security feeds from around the mansion.
Brandon: What are you talking about, Chloe?
Chloe: Rewind the landing camera feed! Look at who was actually holding Lucas!
Victoria’s face drained of color as Brandon hit the rewind button on the wall unit control panel, bringing up the crystal-clear footage from thirty seconds prior.
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