Chapter 2 - Richard Finally Asks Lily What Happened

Richard carried Lily away from the pool while the party went silent. Her
arms stayed locked around his neck. Ethan insisted he had only been
playing, but Lily whispered that he repeatedly pulled her away from the
ladder when she tried to climb out. “He wouldn’t let me leave.” Richard
answered, “You don’t teach a frightened child by taking away the exit.”
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Then Lily revealed Ethan had been angry because she entered a secret
downstairs room bearing her late grandmother Margaret’s name.