Nathan pushed Chloe all the way to the pool outside.
"What's the big deal you've got to say?" Chloe shrugged off Nathan's hand on her shoulder, glanced back at the pool, and instinctively moved aside.
"The big deal is that I don't want you to tell others about my big deal!"
"What big deal do you have?"
"That's about me and..." Nathan pursed his lips, then whispered, "me and Yulia."
"Why? You just said you guys are married, they didn't believe it, I thought I should help you prove it."
"Haha... No need for that."
Chloe frowned, "What a pity."
Nathan remained silent for a while, looking at Chloe, and blurted out, "Why are you so eager to expose Yulia? She's not related to you."
Chloe sneered, slightly turned her body, "No biggie, just think Mom might really dig Yulia."
Nathan continued to stare at her, "Really? I find that hard to believe."
Chloe looked up at Nathan, who was much taller than her, her tongue gently pressing against her back teeth as she carefully thought about how to teach him a lesson.
Just then, a drunken woman stumbled over. Chloe glanced at her, intending to leave, but was knocked into by the suddenly sprinting woman.
Her eyes suddenly sharpened, her body slightly shifting to one side; the woman missed and fell into the pool. Watching the woman trying to scream, Chloe's face darkened. She stepped on the woman's head and pushed her back into the pool.
Nathan looked at Chloe's actions in astonishment, "That woman's drunk, be careful not to drown her."
Chloe looked at him, her lips curling into a smirk, "So, you're also easily fooled by women."
Nathan was stunned for a moment, then immediately caught on. "Wait! You're saying she's pretending to be drunk on purpose?"
Chloe's face was cold. The woman might have heard Nathan's words; she suddenly stopped struggling, dived into the bottom of the pool, and swam away. But before leaving, she spitefully pulled Chloe's leg.
Chloe didn't expect the woman to be so audacious. Not only did she refuse to give up after her plot was discovered, but she even dared to retaliate like this.
She swayed, losing her balance. Her eyes widened.
Water...
The image of her mother jumping into the sea in front of her years ago flashed in her mind, her face instantly went pale. In that moment, she saw Nathan approaching and instinctively reached out to grab his arm, the other hand clutching his clothes.
Nathan pulled hard, pulling Chloe back. Then, she inevitably fell into Nathan's arms.
Nathan carefully placed his hand on her waist, preventing her from falling again due to struggle.
Chloe was held tightly in Nathan's arms.
Immediately after, Nathan prepared to let her go. However, he heard Chloe whisper, "Don't move!"
Nathan jolted.
Chloe propped one hand on his chest, slightly distancing their bodies. She lowered her head, her hair brushing against Nathan's clothes.
Nathan looked down at her, whispering, "What's wrong?"
Chloe didn't answer, just kept her mouth shut, with an icy look on her face.
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