Rural Belle & Three Heirs

Hearing Grant's question, Chloe looked up. When her eyes met Grant's intense stare, she felt a flicker of fear. She mumbled softly, "You... were just an accident."

"Accident? What do you mean? Chloe, you're getting out of hand. How many times have you schemed against me?" Grant accused.

Chloe wasn't having it. She pouted and shot back, "Grantie, watch your mouth. Throwing around false accusations can get you in trouble. My classmates and I were just volunteering at the orphanage, and we didn't invite you. You showed up on your own, tools in hand, eager to fix the wiring. The kids were thrilled, and you donated money on your own. How can you claim I set you up? It had nothing to do with me." Chloe's argument was solid, leaving Grant speechless. Today's event was something he insisted on attending. Chloe hadn't even sent him an invite. He was just jealous and worried about Chloe spending too much time with Philip, which was why he went.

In the end, it really had nothing to do with Chloe.

The three brothers were left speechless by Chloe's retort. Looking at each other, puzzled by what went wrong, they realized they were the ones doing the work, spending the money, yet not achieving the outcome they wanted.

Taking advantage of their confusion, Chloe tried to sneak away, but the three heirs quickly caught on. They grabbed her and held her back.

Liam said, "Chloe, if you scheme against someone, you have to pay the price." "Let's go to the backyard," Michael added.

With that, the three of them carried Chloe to the backyard of the Martin Mansion.

Chloe protested. "Hey, let me go. This is a society governed by law. You can't take the law into your own hands. Let me go. If you dare to hit me, I'll report you to Louis, and he won't let you off."

Despite Chloe's various attempts to resist, they didn't let her go. A few minutes later, they carried her to the swimming pool.

Grant pointed to the nearly 2,000 square foot swimming pool and said, "Chloe, this is your fault today. As punishment, you have to clean this swimming pool. Otherwise..."

Liam chimed in, "Otherwise, I'll hang you up and whip your butt."

Michael added, "Yeah, you have to clean it thoroughly, Chloe. Don't make me pull that mole off your face."

Seeing them looking so fierce, Chloe gave in. She was living under their roof and couldn't win against the three capable brothers.

She thought, 'As the saying goes, a wise person knows when to retreat. It's just a 2,000 square foot swimming pool; I can handle it.'

Chloe sighed, "Fine, I'll clean it. I'll start now."

Seeing Chloe agree, Liam quickly brought over the cleaning supplies. "This pool needs to be rinsed with clean water first, then scrubbed with a brush, disinfected, and rinsed twice more before it can be refilled. Ugly girl, do a good job."

After giving Chloe instructions, the three brothers ordered the servants to bring food and drinks, set up a sunshade, and sat by the pool to supervise.

Scrubbing the 2,000 square foot swimming pool, Chloe soon found herself drenched in sweat. Her arms were sore and barely able to lift. She wanted to plead for mercy, but seeing the looks on the three brothers' faces, she angrily continued working.

As she worked, she muttered various complaints at them, "What the heck? You three are sitting there eating and drinking while I do all the work? Is it because of the money you donated? Is that why you're so upset? Anyone who doesn't know might think the Martin Family is going bankrupt and can't even spare a few millions. The three of you are just evil!"

Cleaning the pool exhausted Chloe, taking her from afternoon until evening. When she finally finished, Liam approached, showing off a plate of freshly washed grapes. He asked, "Ugly girl, want some grapes?"

Chloe glanced at his annoying face and snapped, "Get lost..."

With that, Chloe dropped the cleaning tools and dragged her tired body upstairs to her room. She was so exhausted that she fell asleep without even eating dinner.

Because of all the climbing around while cleaning the pool, Chloe had injured her leg. The next morning, she found it difficult to walk to school.

On her way to class, Chloe ran into Philip and Rena. The two of them had been worried about Chloe all day yesterday, fearing that the three brothers of the Martin Family would beat her up. So when they saw Chloe, they quickly caught up to her.

"Chloe, what happened? What's wrong with your leg?" Philip immediately noticed Chloe's difficulty walking and asked with concern.

Rena also asked, "Yeah, what's wrong with it? Did those three beat you up?"

Hearing Rena and Philip's concern, Chloe quickly said, "No, I didn't get beaten up. How could they possibly beat me?"

"But your leg?" Rena looked at Chloe's struggling leg again.

Chloe sighed and said, "They didn't beat me, but they did make me suffer."

The word "suffer" made Rena and Philip exchange glances. As modern college

students, their thoughts quickly went astray. What they imagined as "suffering" was something entirely different.

"Chloe, did all three of them do it together?" Philip thought for a moment and nervously asked Chloe this question.