She Left She Thrived She’s Worth Billions novel Chapter 272

Melanie was the first to run toward the deep water wave area, but Evelyn suddenly shoved her aside and rushed into the pool.

At that moment, the wave machine was off, and there weren't many people in the pool.

Lila, wearing arm floaties, was easy to spot.

“Lila!”

Evelyn hugged Lila tightly, her face a mask of utter distress.

“Lila, why did you run into the wave pool by yourself? Don’t you know how dangerous that is?”

Melanie stood with Dominic and the others.

She noticed that as Evelyn held Lila, she seemed to be whispering something in the little girl's ear.

One by one, they all entered the pool.

Though it was called a deep water wave pool, the water wasn't actually that deep or dangerous when the waves were off.

Still, a child under five like Lila shouldn’t have been playing there alone.

Before going to the restroom, Melanie had specifically told Lila and Elina not to leave the kids' splash pool and had even notified the staff.

“Lila, why did you run off here by yourself?”

Melanie’s tone held a hint of reprimand.

“You have the nerve to ask!”

Evelyn shot up and pointed a finger at Melanie’s face, shouting, “It’s all your fault! Lila already told me. She said you encouraged her! You told her there were fun waves in the deep end, and that’s why she came over here alone.”

“Melanie, I’ve always tried to respect you as my family, but I never thought you could be so vicious. Just because we don’t get along, you’d try to drown Lila!”

Cradling a pale-faced Lila, Evelyn screamed hysterically at Melanie.

Dominic glanced from Evelyn to Melanie.

Although he thought Evelyn was exaggerating, it was a fact that Lila was under Melanie’s care, and Melanie had failed in her duty.

“Melanie…”

Evelyn turned to glance at Dominic, her voice dripping with sarcasm. “Is this what you meant when you said she could take better care of Lila than me?”

Dominic fell silent, his expression grim.

“No… that’s not it… It wasn’t like that…”

Elina shook her head vigorously, tugging on Bryant’s arm.

“Dad, you have to help Aunt Melanie explain. Lila ran off by herself. Aunt Melanie told us not to wander off and to stay in the kids’ pool. She said she was just going to the restroom and would be right back. The staff member tried to stop Lila, but she ran off anyway… She clearly said… she clearly said…”

As Elina spoke, her voice grew quieter. She saw Evelyn glaring at her, a terrifying look in her eyes that scared her into silence.

She distinctly remembered what Lila had said when she ran off toward the deep end on her own—

“Mom told me there’s a more fun wave pool over there, but Aunt Melanie won’t let me go, so I’m going to sneak over.”

Elina knew she should say it.

She wanted to say it.