Maya slowly climbed out of the pool.
Water dripped from her uniform.
Her hair clung to her face.
The crowd expected tears.
An apology.
Maybe even anger.
Instead, Maya stood perfectly calm.
The laughter began to fade.
Something about her expression made everyone uncomfortable.
She looked directly at Cassandra and Olivia.
Then spoke quietly.
“My father warned me this would happen.”
The rooftop fell silent.
Cassandra frowned.
“What are you talking about?”
Without another word, Maya reached beneath her soaked uniform and pulled out a silver pendant.
The moment it appeared, several guests froze.
A few even lowered their phones.
The pendant carried an official crest recognized throughout Jakarta.
Olivia’s face turned pale.
Cassandra’s smile vanished.
Maya held up the pendant for everyone to see.
Then she said the words that changed everything.
“That’s why he told me never to reveal who I was.”
Confused whispers spread across the rooftop.
People looked at one another.
Then realization hit.
The woman they had mocked all night was not just a hotel employee.
She was Maya Santoso.
The daughter of Jakarta’s mayor.
Suddenly, nobody was laughing anymore.