Chapter 287


    Chapter 287 Almost Drowned


    When Anastasia turned her head around, she saw two middle-aged female guests standing by the pool.


    Their attention was drawn to Hayley, who was struggling in the water and appeared to be drowning.


    “H-Help, I can’t swim…” Hayley cried for help in a faint voice.


    “Miss, how can you push someone into the water?!” One of the guests red at Anastasia usingly.


    “You should get down there and save her!” shemanded.


    At that moment, Anastasia’s heart sank. She realized that she had jumped into a trap set up by Hayley


    and Erica. Now that Hayley had deliberately fallen into the water while Erica’s two witnesses were there,


    Anastasia was painted as the bad guy.


    The situation became critical as Hayley bobbed up and down in the six-foot-deep pool.


    Meanwhile, the two female guests paced along the edge of the swimming pool frantically, for they didn’t


    know how to swim.


    There was no doubt that Anastasia despised Hayley to the core, but she couldn’t ruin someone else’s life


    at Old Madam Presgrave’s birthday party.


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    Hence, she removed her heels and dove into the water. She swam toward Hayley and tried to pull her to


    the surface.


    Hayley was surprised to see Anastasia jumping in to save her. As she iled about in the water, a


    murderous intent began to develop in her eyes. Just as Anastasia reached out to grab Hayley’s arm, the


    latter yanked Anastasia forcefully and pressed her head deeper into the pool.


    There will be no one to me if Anastasia drowns while trying to save me. In fact, people will only me


    her stupidity for trying to save someone’s life when she can’t even swim herself!


    Hayley only dared to jump into the pool because she was confident she wouldn’t drown. She had


    recently taken up swimming for fitness purposes, and she was doing well under the guidance of her


    private coach.


    As Anastasia sank deeper into the pool, she felt the pressure of death.


    Hayley is trying to kill me!


    Anastasia realized Hayley could swim by how she was treading water, but she couldn’t react as the air in


    her lungs was being exhausted. It went without saying that Hayley was going to take this chance to


    drown her.


    Moreover, she could vaguely hear the sound of the two guests yelling for help. “Help! Somebody needs


    help over here!”


    “Goodness! Why would she get into the water if she can’t swim? This will put her life in jeopardy!” the


    women said frantically.


    They couldn’t see how Hayley was holding Anastasia down under the water, so they thought she couldn’t


    swim.


    On the other hand, Hayley seemed to be struggling as she pped her hands in the water and even


    choked, but her hand was firmly pressed on Anastasia’s back, burying her beneath the water so that she


    couldn’t catch her breath.


    Right then, a tall figure rushed out from the banquet hall. Erica had called Elliot over to help, and he


    immediately noticed the two women in the water, especially the floating gray evening gown that belonged


    to Anastasia. “Quick! Go and save them,” Elliot instructed Rey as he hurried toward the pool and


    removed his coat.


    By the time both men jumped into the water and swam toward Anastasia and Hayley, Anastasia was


    already in a semi-conscious state. When Hayley saw that Elliot wasing to save them, she choked a


    mouthful of water and pretended to be drowning as she sank deeper into the water.


    As soon as Hayley sensed a strong arm holding her, she forced her eyes open underwater to find that


    Rey was the one who had saved her, not Elliot. In the meantime, Elliot had carried Anastasia in his arms


    and was swimming toward the surface.


    With the help of the crowd who cameter, Anastasia and Hayley were both brought up to the poolside.


    Elliot went down on one knee in front of Anastasia and performed rescue breathing as soon as they


    reached the surface. First, he applied chestpressions before giving the woman CPR.


    On the other hand, Rey had also rescued Hayley from the pool, but he did not dare to perform CPR on


    her. Hayley didn’t want it from Rey either, not when she was right in front of Elliot.


    As such, she pretended to cough out a mouthful of water and feebly opened her eyes.


    “Miss Seymour is awake,” Rey reported.


    However, Elliot didn’t seem to hear Rey’s words, and he was busy rescuing Anastasia next to them. He


    continued to perform CPR on her while frantically calling out her name, “Anastasia… Anastasia, wake


    up! Please don’t scare me.”


    Hayley’s eyes shed with hatred as she saw that. ording to her original n, she was supposed to


    be the only one who fell into the pool so that Erica could get Elliot to rescue her. She never anticipated


    Anastasia to save her, which was why she decided to drown that woman. However, Elliot had arrived too


    soon.