The jet ski tilted violently.
I grabbed the handle with all my strength.
The cold seawater hit my face again and again.
My body was already at its limit.
Nine months pregnant.
Alone in the middle of the ocean.
And the man who once promised to protect me was standing on the shore, watching.
No.
Not watching.
Laughing.
I pressed my wrist tightly.
The emergency button had already been activated.
The signal was sent.
My father would receive it.
My family would know.
They would finally know what Luc Tram had done.
Another wave crashed against me.
Pain spread through my stomach.
I bit my lip until I tasted blood.
“Baby…”
I whispered.
“Don’t be afraid.”
“I won’t let anything happen to you.”
At that moment, I suddenly remembered something.
Ten years.
Ten years of marriage.
Ten years of hiding.
Luc Tram thought I was just the quiet daughter of an ordinary family.
He thought my father was just a retired old man who spent his days drinking tea and walking in the park.
He thought my brothers were just ordinary office workers.
He never knew…
The reason my family rarely appeared in public.
The reason my parents never interfered in my life.
The reason I chose to live a simple life after marriage.
Was because I wanted a normal family.
A normal husband.
A normal love.
I never told him that my father was once the commander of a special military region.
I never told him that my brothers were all soldiers.
I never told him that the child in my belly…
Was not only my child.
But also the first heir of the Chu family.
The family that controlled countless military industries and strategic resources.
I chose him.
Not because I needed his status.
But because I loved the man who once stood in front of me on the beach and cried.
The man who said:
“My life belongs to you.”
How ridiculous.
Now he was the person trying to take my life.
On the shore.
Luc Tram frowned.
Something felt wrong.
The competition had already gone on too long.
He looked at the sea.
For some reason, he suddenly felt uneasy.
“Tuyet Vi.”
He turned to her.
“Enough. Bring her back.”
Tong Tuyet Vi was surprised.
“Brother, why?”
“Didn’t you say she was just scared?”
Luc Tram’s expression darkened.
“I said bring her back.”
The tone was different.
Tong Tuyet Vi looked at him.
Then smiled.
“Okay.”
She walked toward the control device.
But before she could touch it—
A loud siren suddenly sounded.
Everyone froze.
A military helicopter appeared above the sea.
Then another.
And another.
The people on the beach looked up in shock.
The originally calm ocean area was instantly surrounded.
The coast guard arrived.
Fast.
Precise.
Like they had received the highest-level emergency order.
Luc Tram’s face changed.
“What happened?”
His assistant looked at the approaching boats and swallowed.
“President Luc…”
“This doesn’t look like a normal rescue.”
Before Luc Tram could respond, several military officers rushed over.
The leading officer looked at him coldly.
“Who is Luc Tram?”
Luc Tram stepped forward.
“I am.”
The officer’s expression did not change.
“Your wife, Tham Chuoc Ninh, has activated an emergency family protection signal.”
“She is currently nine months pregnant and has been forced into a dangerous situation at sea.”
The moment those words came out.
The entire beach became silent.
Luc Tram froze.
“Wife?”
“Emergency family protection signal?”
The officer looked at him.
“Yes.”
“Do you know who your wife really is?”
Luc Tram’s face turned pale.
At that moment.
The rescue boat finally reached me.
A group of soldiers quickly cut the restraints.
“Miss Chuoc Ninh, are you injured?”
I opened my eyes weakly.
The first thing I asked:
“My child…”
The medical officer immediately checked me.
“Heartbeat is stable.”
I finally relaxed.
Then I looked toward the shore.
Luc Tram was standing there.
His face had lost all color.
For the first time in ten years…
He looked afraid.
Not because of losing money.
Not because of losing power.
But because he finally realized who he had hurt.
I was carried onto the rescue boat.
Before leaving, I looked at him.
Our eyes met.
Ten years of marriage.
A thousand promises.
All disappeared in that moment.
Luc Tram opened his mouth.
“Ninh…”
I interrupted.
My voice was very calm.
“Luc Tram.”
“Do you remember what you said on the beach ten years ago?”
His lips trembled.
“You said my life was saved by me.”
“You said you would never let me suffer.”
I smiled.
“But today…”
“You almost killed both me and your child.”
His face turned white.
“No…”
“I didn’t…”
“You didn’t know.”
I looked at him.
“Exactly.”
“You never knew me.”
“You only loved the version of me that was convenient for you.”
The helicopter blades began to spin.
The wind covered his voice.
I turned away.
Because this time…
I would no longer wait for him to realize my importance.
It was too late.
Three hours later.
At the military hospital.
My father arrived.
The moment he saw me lying on the bed, his eyes turned cold.
“Who did this?”
I remained silent.
Because before I could answer…
The door opened.
Luc Tram entered.
He looked exhausted.
His clothes were still wet from the sea.
He walked toward me.
Then suddenly…
He knelt down.
“Ninh.”
His voice broke.
“I’m sorry.”
I looked at the man in front of me.
The man I loved for ten years.
But now…
I felt nothing.
“My family can forgive many things.”
“But not someone who hurts their own family.”
Luc Tram lowered his head.
“I didn’t know…”
I smiled.
“Yes.”
“You didn’t know.”
“That was always your problem.”
At that moment, my father walked forward.
His voice was cold.
“Mr. Luc.”
“From today, my daughter and my grandson have nothing to do with you.”
Luc Tram’s body trembled.
“No…”
He looked at me desperately.
“Ninh, please.”
“I love you.”
I closed my eyes.
Ten years ago, those words could make me give up everything.
Now…
They sounded empty.
Because love without protection…
Was just a beautiful excuse for cruelty.
And Luc Tram finally understood the truth.
The woman he had treated as ordinary…
Was the person he should have feared losing the most.
