Chapter 19

Frank added, "Being a Shaw doesn't mean you get to push people around. If you can't grow up and take responsibility, then you don't deserve to be part of this family." Brandon, Yves, and Harvey were still in the lake. Upon hearing Frank's words, they broke into a full-blown panic. Even without the Shaw name or support, they had what it took to make it. But being disowned like that was beyond humiliating. They stopped swimming toward the shore and surrendered to the lake's pull, letting the water swallow them whole. They punished themselves with the same pain Rebecca had suffered. Their lungs were running out of air. The murky water slipped in through their nose, filling their lungs and stomach as their bodies sank deeper. The feeling of drowning was pure agony. When they hit their limit, they suddenly snapped out of it and shot up to the surface, gasping for air. But unlike them, Rebecca had nothing but fear that day. She didn't know how to swim and was terrified of water. Wor