‘That must be it. Kyran wouldn’t be gone for two days in a row.’

She wanted to seek the help of a waitress to check on the text messages on her phone, but she raised her head to find a woman with a slim figure walking into her visual field.

“Hello.” Deirdre got up and passed the phone to the woman. “Would you please help me check if there are any missed calls on my phone? I’m blind and can’t see it.”

She spoke in a pleading tone, but the person did not respond at all.

Deirdre could not help feeling dejected and forced a smile. “I’m sorry for troubling you.”

She walked away in an attempt to seek help from a waitress when Brendan was away. She had just walked past the woman when she tripped over a foot in high heels that suddenly extended under her. Soon afterward, she felt her body being shoved forward and lost her balance before toppling into the water instantly.

The intense, ferocious feeling of drowning overwhelmed her. Her body sunk into the icy cold pool water while the pani