The Uncle Clause — The Pool Incident

like a dog she'd even hand her own boyfriend over all because the Morettis have money she's gone insane for cash I just smiled at that they weren't wrong I needed money badly. I went out and found him lounging by the pool.

Isabella curled against him while a crowd was glued to their screen games. The moment Dante spotted me, he pushed up his sunglasses, snorted. Vienna, I want mango. I knelt and spirited onto a fork for her.

Dante, you've lost nine out of ten. Maybe he burned all his energy last night. The group howled. Dante rounded on me. I just love serving people. No self-respect at all.

Isabella rescued me sweetly. She's my housekeeper's daughter. Fed me since we were kids. Housekeeper's daughter? And she wears designer clothes? We're close. I've given her a bunch of my old things. It's nothing.

God, wearing your employer's clothes so much, they just hand them over. She's clearly tasted the good life. No wonder she's this loyal. Isabella, you're too kind for your own good. My chest is bigger than yours. I couldn't fit your clothes if I tried.

Really? Really? Oh, right, I remember. That designer shirt was a gift from your last ex, wasn't it? How many exes do you have? Get her out of here. She's an eyesore. Vienna, go inside.

I turned to leave. A foot shot out. I went straight into the pool. Nobody came to pull me I swallowed water twice before I dragged myself up. Soaked and humiliated, Isabella watched me quietly,