The bright poolside lights of the luxury estate shimmered off the deep blue water, casting sharp reflections across the wet marble deck[cite: 1]. Music echoed from the surrounding party tables, where guests in expensive tuxedos and formal gowns stood drinking champagne[cite: 1]. Near the edge of the deep end, Maggie adjusted her dark red silk dress, her eyes locked on her half-sister, Maya[cite: 1]. Maya stood shivering in a simple black dress, her fingers trembling as she tried to back away from the pool's edge[cite: 1].
Maggie: Did you really think you belonged at this charity gala, Maya[cite: 1]?
Maya: Maggie, please... I just came to talk to the estate manager about the job opening[cite: 1]. I don't want any trouble[cite: 1].
Maggie: Trouble follows you everywhere you go[cite: 1]. Look at you, standing here in that cheap dress, embarrassing our father's legacy in front of the whole city[cite: 1].
Maya: Our father left me half of his estate, Maggie[cite: 1]! You took the business, you took the house, and I didn't say a word[cite: 1]!
Maggie: And you're never going to get a single cent of it back[cite: 1]!
Maggie reached out with a sudden, vicious movement, grabbing Maya by her long dark hair near the edge of the pool[cite: 1]. Maya let out a sharp cry of pain, her hands reaching up frantically to grasp Maggie's wrist as guests nearby stopped to watch[cite: 1].
Party Guest 1: Should we stop this[cite: 1]?
Party Guest 2: Don't get involved... that's Maggie Vance[cite: 1]. Her family owns the hotel chain[cite: 1].
Maya: Maggie, don't[cite: 1]! Please, let go of me[cite: 1]!
Maggie: Stop dreaming, Maya[cite: 1]. No one is ever going to save you[cite: 1].
Maggie leaned in close, a dark, menacing smirk spreading across her face as tears ran down Maya's cheeks[cite: 1]. With a sharp, violent shove, Maggie pushed Maya backward directly into the deep end of the swimming pool[cite: 1]. A loud, sudden splash echoed across the deck as the cold blue water closed over Maya's head[cite: 1]. Down below the surface, Maya reached her hand up toward the bright pool deck lights, her dress floating wildly around her as her eyes slowly fluttered shut[cite: 1]. But before her air completely ran out, a dark figure broke through the surface of the water, swimming down fast toward her sinking body[cite: 1].