The Lost Mermaid [Zhongyingmei]

Doris's hand trembled slightly, she opened her mouth, not knowing how to tell him this.

Carl looked at her blank eyes and frowning brows, and suddenly realized something was wrong.

He stretched out his hand and picked up the black gift box.

He opened the box slightly, revealing a slit, his face turned red instantly with great anger and embarrassment, he impulsively threw the black box on the carpet angrily.

The box fell to the ground and was knocked open.A "Heart of the Ocean" made of poor quality glass rolled out.

"Carl!" Doris grabbed his hand tightly, and Carl's loss of control made her jump.

Karl was extremely angry. He wanted to shake off her hand, but suddenly realized that this was the person he loved the most, and he couldn't hurt her like this anymore.Karl held back his anger abruptly, and walked around on the carpet violently like a trapped animal.

His eyes squinted at the black box, feeling that his anger was getting stronger, and he couldn't help kicking it up.

The black box was kicked against the wall and fell hard again.

The "Heart of the Ocean" was broken in half.

"Who the hell! Who is lurking beside me! Stolen the heart of the ocean!" Carl finally roared, he rushed to the dressing table, opened the drawer, and saw that the tiny lock was completely intact , "This is the ghost! Doris, look, there is no problem with this lock, since I put it in the jewelry box last night, the key has never left me!"

He explained in a panic, lest Doris think that he was playing with her!

"Have you always put it in the dressing box before?" Doris asked.

"No—that safe!" Carl suddenly thought of something, he hurried to the sky-high wardrobe, and opened the door roughly, revealing the safe inside that was fixed in the wall.

Doris also stood up in a hurry. She had already felt the result, but she still endured the pain and walked quickly to Karl's side while holding the edge of the bed.

Carl's hands trembled a little. He turned the combination lock for a long time, but he always accidentally turned it too far.When he finally heard a "click", sweat was already dripping from his forehead.

Doris also hurriedly sat beside him, holding her breath.

Doris closed her eyes, not daring to look any further.

She heard Carl open the door of the safe, and then there was no sound.After a moment of silence, Carl's heavy panting sounded in Doris' ears. She opened her eyes worriedly, but saw a strange picture in the safe.

——The woman in the painting is naked/naked leaning on the beauty chair, with a charming posture.On her chest is the heart of the ocean!

It's Ruth!

Doris recognized it at a glance, not only that, but she was very familiar with this delicate brushwork.

"Jack Dawson! This is a thief! A scoundrel! A liar!" Carl gritted his teeth. You're still arguing with me about Ilov! But look—"

Carl flicked the drawing paper in his hand, rattling.

"He lied to all of us! Doris! See it clearly!" Carl raised the portrait in his hand, angrily trying to tear it up.

Doris snatched Ruth's "portrait" and stared at it closely.

She couldn't believe they were such people!

Doris was also a little panicked at the moment, the person in the painting was clearly Ruth.Her eyes focused on the person who painted for her, with amorous and tender love in her brows.On her chest, the heart of the ocean is shining.

She wanted to believe that Ruth and Jack would not be such people.

But this painting made her have to believe it.

Doris looked at Carl's face and neck that were red with anger, and forced herself to calm down.Karl had been choked by anger, but she couldn't and lost her reason.

Doris folded the painting, put it back in the safe, and locked the safe silently.After she finished all this, she turned around to look at Karl, only to see that his gaze had been fixed on her.

Doris sighed and put her arms around his shoulders.

"Carl, I don't believe that Jack and Ruth are so stupid. They have no reason to hurt our trust like this." Doris said slowly, she nestled her head against his chest and heard his heart beating. Jumping vigorously, "When they are in love, they look forward to a bright future more than ever before, and we are the only straw they can hold on to. Just like us—"

Carl nodded weakly.

If he hadn't met Doris, he might never have thought of fighting against his father's power.When Doris nodded her noble head, as Doris said, he was looking forward to a better future than in the past twenty years - there must be Doris in his future, and child.

He will become a "father" different from his father.

but……

"Doris, the Heart of the Ocean is the secret treasure of the Mermaid Clan. I lost it. But don't worry, I will definitely find it back... I will cut off that stealing hand completely!" Carl snapped.He stood up, bent down, and held out his hand to Doris.

Doris nodded and put her hand in his.

"The thief stole the Heart of the Ocean, either for money or to take you and me, Carl, he will always appear." Doris spread out her wide and fluffy skirt, and the diamonds jingled when they collided When the voice said, "As long as he appears!"

Carl narrowed his eyes.

He still doubts Jack's loyalty, but he wants to see the truth with his own eyes.

Doris took Carl's hand and walked slowly to the deck.

The waiter bowed politely and opened the carved door for them. Doris looked at the strange carvings on the door and felt a little uneasy.She raised her head and looked at the person beside her: "Carl..."

"Doris! You are finally here." Ruth's voice came from outside the door. She was wearing a rose-colored dress and had a charming smile on her face.She had someone on her wrist--it was little Edward!

He doesn't look very good, the gray-blue color under his eyes is very heavy, and he can be seen clearly even after applying makeup.

"Ruth, today is your engagement banquet. The news is so sudden that we don't have time to prepare gifts, so we have to..."

"I have to give you a painting." Carl took Doris's words and said nonchalantly, "However, that painting is too precious, so I put it in the safe. After the ball, I asked Jack to send it to you." Room."

The smile on Ruth's face froze slightly, and she glanced at Doris, only to see her staring at herself without blinking.

"Then thank you very much, Mr. Hockley, Miss Boardman. I hope you have a good time tonight. Ruth and I have to receive many people, so I won't let you talk." Little Edward bent down slightly, Doris noticed tiredness in his eyes.

Suddenly, his eyes met his own.

Doris wanted to move her eyes away, but mustered up her courage and tried her best not to run away.

"Mr...Miss Boardman, you look beautiful tonight."

"Thank you." Doris responded to his appreciation with a slight salute, "Thanks to Karl for preparing the dress and jewelry for me." She looked at the man beside her and smiled.

Little Edward didn't continue to answer the conversation. He took Ruth's hand, nodded slightly at them, and left from his side.

As soon as the two left, Carl reached out his hand quickly, held her waist firmly, and let her lean on him.

"I said earlier, you don't have to stand, everyone knows that your body doesn't..."

"But I want to dance with you. I don't want such a beautiful dress to be worn on my body for nothing. I can't even complete the task of a dance." Doris put her hand on his elbow, Allow yourself to support him, "You see, I can use you as my pillar and crutch."

Her words were so eager that Carl nodded.

Doris didn't want to continue to get involved with those hypocritical people, and after meeting a few people, she proposed to go aside for a while.Naturally, Karl would not force her to attend the ball—if he wasn't for business, he wouldn't bother to deal with those people.

He'd rather spend the night with Doris, dancing to the music by the moonlight.

Doris leaned on the wall alone, came to a round table in the corner and sat down.

From her perspective, she can see Carl politely smiling and talking among the nobles, and she can also see 1900 and his musician friends preparing their instruments for the ball music.

Mr. and Mrs. who were too old did not show up. Today's weather was extremely cold. The Strauss and others were also worried that their bodies would catch cold due to the cold air and humidity, so they stayed in the room.You know, being sick at sea is not an easy thing for them to endure.

The waiter brought her a glass of wine with a smile, and Doris took it with a smile, warming herself with the alcohol one after another.

Still thinking about the loss of the Heart of the Ocean, she couldn't believe it was Jack's work.Just now Karl specifically mentioned that painting in front of Ruth, but she has been observing Ruth's expression, she is a little embarrassed, maybe because her nude painting was hidden in Karl's safe but was discovered by the owner— — But there was no panic on her face at all.

It is a fact that the safe was opened by Jack, so they must have taken out the heart of the ocean, after all, with Jack's painting level, he doesn't necessarily need to see the real thing to draw it?Or, when they opened the heart of the ocean, was there no trace of it in it?

After drinking a glass of wine, Doris felt a little physical discomfort while her whole body became warm.

She stood up and was about to go to the bathroom. Just as she was about to go there, she suddenly remembered something, and beckoned the waiter: "If Mr. Hockley and Mr. Boardman come to me, tell them I'm just Went to the bathroom."

"Okay, Miss Boardman." The waiter complied with her request.

Doris then walked slowly towards the bathroom in peace of mind.

The deck leads to the bathroom, and there is a long corridor. Doris held on to the railing with one hand while blowing the cold night wind, letting herself slowly get used to the tingling and numbness of the soles of her feet when walking.She felt that this sympathy seemed to be stronger than before.

It seems that the healing effect of the Heart of the Ocean on her is gradually weakening.

She urgently needs to find the heart of the ocean earlier, otherwise, when she goes ashore in a few days, she may want to stand up again, and it will be as difficult as when she left the United States.

Doris sighed, trying to spread her senses and find the trace and direction of the Heart of the Ocean, but its smell seemed to be blocked by hard and heavy steel, and Doris had no clue.

Suddenly, she faintly felt that something was wrong, and turned to look at a wooden door on the left.

A tall black figure rushed out from the door, covered her face with a fishy black cloth, and a hard object struck the back of her head, causing her to cry out in severe pain.

In her last moment of sobriety, Doris was on the verge of swearing.