Screaming.
Then went under.
I waited—for someone to move.
No one did.
They laughed.
Filmed.
Watched.
I ran.
Dove in.
Pulled him out.
He clung to me, shaking.
“You ruined it,” his grandfather snapped. “He was learning.”
“He was drowning!” I yelled.
Ethan shrugged.
“You’re overreacting.”
Something inside me went quiet.
Not broken.
Finished.
I stood up, holding Leo’s hand.
I took out my phone.
“Victor,” I said calmly. “Main pool. Now.”
Ethan laughed. “Calling for drinks?”
I looked straight at him.
“No,” I said.
“It’s time to take out the trash.”
Chapter 4: The Truth Revealed
Within a minute, everything changed.
Security flooded the pool.
Guests went silent.
Ethan’s father smirked. “Good. Remove her.”
The guards ignored him.
They surrounded me.
Victor stepped forward—
And bowed.
“Ms. Blake,” he said clearly, “shall we proceed?”
Ethan froze.
“Ms… what?”
I met his eyes.
“I own this place,” I said.
Silence.
“I gave you a chance,” I continued. “To be decent. You failed.”
I looked at his father.
“You endangered my son.”
At Sophie.
“You treated me like staff.”
Then at Ethan.
