She couldn’t answer.
Ethan stepped forward.
“Ava, listen to me.”
“Don’t.”
“I can explain.”
“You’ve had months to explain.”
I looked at him.
“You chose silence.”
He lowered his eyes.
“I thought I could fix everything.”
“You almost destroyed everything.”
The door opened again.
This time, Ethan’s mother walked in.
She stopped when she saw me awake.
For a moment, she looked frightened.
Then her expression hardened.
“So you’re awake.”
I stared at her.
“You tried to kill me.”
Her face changed.
“I didn’t push you hard enough to—”
The doctor immediately interrupted.
“Mrs. Carter, I strongly recommend you leave.”
But she ignored him.
“You were lying to my son!”
I felt something inside me snap.
“You knew I couldn’t swim.”
She said nothing.
“You knew I was pregnant.”
Nothing.
“You pushed me into a pool anyway.”
Her lips tightened.
“I thought you were manipulating Ethan.”
“Manipulating him?”
I laughed bitterly.
“I was carrying his children.”
She scoffed.
“Those babies aren’t even—”
“Mom!”
Ethan shouted.
Everyone froze.
It was the first time I had ever heard him raise his voice at her.
His mother stared at him.
“You’re defending her?”
Ethan looked at me.
