The Lost Mermaid [Zhongyingmei]

1900 had already prepared, and Hockley would definitely come to him.

"Thank you for your concern, Mr. Hockley." 1900 looked slightly relaxed, stretched out his hand, and shook hands with him in a rare friendly way, "With your 'help', Doris has almost recovered."

Hockley was surprised, almost flattered. 1900 had always been defensive and alienated from him, but now he was suddenly so polite. He shook 1900's hand eagerly.

"I'm very glad that the heart of the ocean can really help Miss Doris, Mr. Boardman, you must think like me that there is no treasure more important than Miss Doris's body."

"For me, of course it is." 1900 smiled faintly, "For you...with all due respect, maybe not."

Hockley raised his eyebrows: "You shouldn't doubt my sincerity."

"sincere?"

1900 did not continue to mock him, and made an invitation gesture: "Come in, we just ordered a pot of black tea, and it may be here soon." After speaking, he turned and walked towards the small living room of the suite.

Without hesitation, Hockley followed him in.

He sent Chouilov to deal with the "noble" Mrs. Bucket today, and he was wary of Chouilov. It happened that if Chouyilov insisted on marrying him with the Bukett family according to his father's wishes , he will try his best to flatter Mrs. Bucket well.And Hockley himself has secretly planned a strategy to cooperate with someone internally and externally.

Originally, he planned to visit Mr. Strauss who was staying in this hotel as an excuse, and after discussing with him about the cooperation in New York, he would arrange for the guests to go to the Titanic together. How could he know that the weather is so strange today, he just left the house not long ago , a strong wind blew up and was forced to be trapped in this hotel.

God is helping him too!Hockley complied with his heart happily and came to visit Miss Doris.

Hockley's bold guess was confirmed when he heard that the Boardman brothers and sisters had accepted the invitation to participate in the trial voyage.

Coincidentally, Doris and Mrs. Hockley have hoarse voices, stunning appearances that are different from ordinary people, and they are also incapable of walking.There are so many coincidences that it is hard for him not to associate them together.

If he was only [-] to [-]% sure about the "mermaid" when he saw the scales on the day Doris disappeared, then when he got the news that Doris was able to go out, he was already sure.

Ordinary humans don't recover from the trauma of being kidnapped so quickly.

And the heart of the ocean——it is indeed like what his mother whispered in his ear before going to sleep, it contains infinite ocean power.It's no wonder that the Bodman brothers and sisters would rather use all their wealth to compete with themselves.

The identity of Miss Doris has gradually become clear, but what about that Danny Boardman?

Hockley looked critically and distastefully at the figure of 1900 in front of him. He was not handsome, his legs were completely normal like ordinary people, and his voice was nothing special.

To say that he is special, maybe there is only a pair of wonderful hands bestowed by the creator!

After Hockley became suspicious in the past few days, he secretly sent a telegram to the base camp in the United States, and sent someone to investigate the ins and outs of this person.However, even if he hired the best detective in New York, he couldn't find any records of this person from a year ago.

He was a human being, Hockley could only be sure of this, but how could he appear beside the mermaid?Could he be Doris' chosen... mate?

Hockley couldn't help but secretly envied this person in his heart, even though his rationality told him that even if the relationship between Danny Boardman and Doris was not brother and sister, it was definitely not what he had guessed.

In front of Doris, it is always difficult for him to maintain his rationality, just like a boy who has just begun to love, he seems to only think with emotion, and do things that he always regrets on impulse.

"Mr. Hockley! Mr. Hockley?" 1900 saw that his eyes were straightened, and he looked at Doris in a daze, thinking that he had become lustful again, so he sneered.

Hockley came back to his senses suddenly, and saw those blue eyes that had been thinking about him for a long time looking at him curiously and suspiciously.

"Ah-me, I was just thinking about something and didn't mean to be offensive."

"Ha! Of course I believe your words, Mr. Hockley." 1900 snorted coldly, and responded dryly.

Hockley obviously sensed his sarcasm, and a rare blush appeared on his cheeks.

"So, what are you thinking about?"

"I, I was thinking... Ah! The trial of the Titanic has been rescheduled to tomorrow!"

"You have already said that."

"Haha! Really?" Hockley was taken aback for a moment, then picked up the teacup in embarrassment, and took a sip, but suddenly realized that there was no tea in the cup!

Doris laughed out loud, why did this person suddenly become so stupid?

"Mr. Hockley, you must be very thirsty, but the pot of tea we just ordered hasn't been delivered yet!" Doris teased, and her nervousness was immediately dispelled by his antics, "Even if Well, you don’t have to drink from an empty glass either – although it sure looks stunning and I’m going to have a set!”

Hockley was embarrassed by her quick talk, but he couldn't help being pleased that Doris was much more relaxed with him now.Holding the delicate teacup in his hand, he made up his mind to collect several sets in the future and let her play with it.

"If my embarrassment can make you feel at ease! Miss Doris, I am willing to be a clown."

His words made Doris's face suddenly hot.

Watching the confrontation between the two, 1900 secretly thought it was funny.The two of them clearly had their own thoughts, but when they met, those plans went out of control.

Just at this time, the door was knocked again.

"It seems that the hot tea also knows that someone can't wait, and finally delivered." 1900 got up again and walked towards the door.

Doris's ears were itchy, she lowered her head, and heard her brother open the door, took the tea tray, thanked the servant, and walked over with the tea tray.Hockley stood up immediately, walked up to him, and took the trembling teapot on the tea tray.

The two men cooperated tacitly to pour the tea, and put the dishes of refreshments on the table.

The wind outside the window blew bitterly, and the glass windows wailed. Doris looked outside worriedly. In the gray sky, the clouds sometimes gave off a strange light under the lightning.

The three drank black tea in silence. This was the first time for the three of them to sit together in such a calm manner and enjoy refreshments together.No quarrel, no confrontation.

1900 took the lead in finishing the tea in front of him, and decided to give them some space to talk alone.Of course he disapproves of Hockley's closeness to Doris, and also opposes Doris's easy delivery of her sincerity. What's more, even he, an outsider, can see that the conflict between them is more than just the Heart of the Ocean—— Such a dead thing.

1900 stood up, and said while arranging his clothes, "I'll go downstairs for a walk, maybe I can meet some acquaintances here." Doris looked up at him, saw him nod comfortingly, and had no choice but to bite his head. He bit his lower lip and nodded in response.

Hockley had been waiting for his words for a long time, and said goodbye to him politely.

After 1900 left, Hockley and Doris looked at each other, wanting to say too much, but they didn't know what to say for a while.

The living room was quiet except for the crackling of the dying wood in the fireplace.

Outside the window, the gust of wind swept across the bean-sized raindrops, beating relentlessly on the glass window, almost breaking the colored glass.