Chapter 82

Ophelia's words kept echoing in my mind, and I couldn't understand why I hadn't seen it coming. She was so sharp. Of course she had been investigating and monitoring everything about me. Now that she had discovered the situation with my adoptive mother, I knew she would use it as leverage to threaten me. Suddenly, I felt a bitter laugh rising inside me. It was as if I were still paying off some karmic debt, never knowing what it would take to satisfy her. Was she really expecting me to die? I turned toward the pool, and Hayden stood there, watching me. His calm exterior hid a victorious smirk. Damn it. I glanced around. Who had filled the pool so high that day? Usually, I only filled it halfway because most people couldn't swim. But the pool was filled to the brim that day. Getting in and out would take forever. Although the pool wasn't large, diving, searching for something, and then coming back up would be uncomfortable enough. I took a deep breath and was about to jump in whe