Countess' lover

The ocean always brings people endless dreams and fantasies.Sometimes it is calm, like a gentle and beautiful virgin; sometimes it is rough, like a beast ready to go.It is an endless blue-light blue, dark blue, sky blue, lake blue... No one can tell what kind of blue the sea is, it is a single blue, and it is so rich and colorful.

It is night now, and from a distance, the sky and the sea seem to be connected together.The moon could not be seen, and the night was heavy on the top of people's heads. Only a few lone stars rendered a desolate and lonely atmosphere.

There is a huge ship on the sea, and any medium-sized cruise ship looks as small as a model next to it.Huge, luxurious, it shines like a pearl in the middle of the night.The thick smoke from it makes the hull look hazy, revealing an ethereal mystery.

Karl is alone on the bow deck, and in front of his eyes is the endless sea, except for the blue where the light of the hull shines, everything else looks as thick as the abyss.But the lights behind him were as bright as day.

It was very late, and except for the patrolling police officers and boatmen, almost no one would come to this place to blow the cold wind in the middle of the night.It is true that this kind of boring and stupid behavior should not have been done by a gentleman like Carl, but there must be a reason for it.

Carl lit a cigar, holding a thin cigarette between two slender fingers.He breathed out a puff of smoke ring irritably, and the white smoke dissipated slowly, which actually made him look decadent and desolate.

decadent?Such emotions could never have appeared in him, in Karl Hockley.There are always some people who are destined to be the favored children of heaven since their birth.As the sole heir to the Pittsburgh steel tycoon, it can be said that there is nothing in this world that he cannot get.However, this law was broken when he met Ruth Cabot.

Even if he can get everything, he still can't win a woman's wholehearted love!It did take a toll on Carl's masculine self-esteem.

He had just come out of Ruth's room, and his clothes were still a little messy, not as well-groomed as he was during the day.Yep, he just let off steam with his fiancée.In layman's terms, they did it once, not long ago.

Ruth is only 16 years old. She has a graceful posture, a plump figure without losing her charm, and her youthful and charming face is even more glamorous than others.Wildness, without training, is like a wild horse that arouses the desire to conquer.Sex with such a woman should have been a wonderful thing, but unfortunately they can only call it doing, not love.

Disgust, contempt—these were all the emotions his fiancée showed towards him.Even when their bodies were intertwined, he couldn't feel any sinking in Ruth, her eyes were cold and disgusted.It was as if he was holding an immobile doll instead of someone who could respond to him.

Thinking of Ruth's disrespectful behavior at the dinner party, Carl angrily threw the exhausted cigarette butt on the ground.She never considered any of his face, even for the money he helped her repay the debt, she had to give her a smile!

Karl kicked the railing irritably, without the hypocrisy and indifference of the day, without the usual arrogance and contempt for others, in this dark night where there is no one, he loses his temper like a child who hasn't grown up.

There seemed to be some brilliance flickering on the sea, and Carl happened to see it.He stopped and leaned over the guardrail to get a better look.

With the light from the hull, Carl found that it seemed to be a group of dolphins?They passed through the bow like arrows, one, two, three... They jumped up and down.Play in the water and move forward.Obviously, they are going to compete with this behemoth.

"What a stupid and cute creature." He commented contemptuously, but his eyes followed the dolphin involuntarily.

With the seventh jump, that side of the sea returned to darkness.However, at this moment of darkness, it seemed that a ray of bright moonlight leaped high with the dolphin team, leaving only blue ripples when it fell.This was clearly the bright light that caught his attention just now, but... what was that?

While Carl was thinking, the thing leaped across the water again.Platinum blonde hair, as smooth as Chinese silk, covered most of her body, and turned into a curvaceous fishtail when she entered the water.Every scale on the fish tail seemed to be glowing, bright blue, so beautiful!Indistinctly, there seemed to be a string of pink-white light passing by for a moment.

what exactly is it?Perhaps a fish that has never been found in the deep sea?

Carl stared at the surface, trying to see the mysterious fish one more time, but it never appeared again.As if what he saw just now was just his hallucination.Is it really just an illusion?

"Bang -" a gunshot!

His body reacted quickly to avoid it, but the bullet still grazed his arm and hit the iron railing.This is not the first time that Karl has been shot dead, and wealth is often accompanied by danger, but this time it is the one that makes him feel the most dangerous.

"Damn it!" Karl cursed angrily, clutching his injured arm.In such a bad mood, he actually left the gun in Ruth's room.His back was close to the guardrail, and his eyes carefully scanned the places where people could hide.The gunshots will definitely attract people who patrol at night. All he has to do is to save his life and wait until the police find him.

In order to vent his displeasure, Carl deliberately found a hidden corner, and at this time he really regretted it.In front of him is a place for sundries, which is not as bright as other places, and some boxes are randomly placed in the corner.At first glance, it seems that people can hide everywhere.

Of course, Karl would not know that when he was closely guarding against unknown enemies, a pair of eyes quietly surfaced, watching his actions blankly and curiously.

"Bang bang—" Two more gunshots came from the left.Carl immediately turned to face the left, and slowly backed away to the right.The killer hiding in the dark seemed to know that Karl had no defense, and he was unwilling to let go of this great opportunity, so he stood up on his own initiative.

It was a tall man wrapped in black, he came out of the shadows and seemed to melt into the shadows.He kept holding the gun and approached Carl step by step.Gunshots rang out continuously, and Karl dodged in embarrassment.I don't know if the opponent's marksmanship is too bad or something else, just like a cat teasing a mouse, the bullets always pass by Carl, and they don't kill him with a single shot.

Karl retreated to the right rear in embarrassment, wholeheartedly guarding against the enemy on the left.He didn't notice that a waiter pushing a dining cart appeared at some point in the right rear, and had already slammed into his back at high speed.

He no longer remembered how many bullets he had dodged. When he was hit by the dining car, he seemed to see a pair of police officers running towards him, but the next moment he was greeted by icy sea water.The water was so cold, pouring from his mouth and nose, soaking through his clothes, as if freezing blood through his skin.

Goddamn shooting, goddamn cops!Damn Ruth!He should have enjoyed a beautiful and peaceful night in the luxurious first-class cabin. If it weren't for Ruth's attitude, why would he go madly to the bow to smoke?Unable to contain himself, Carl felt so resentful towards his fiancée for the first time.

There were wounds all over his body, and his back hurt so badly that he didn't even have the strength to thump and wait for rescue.dying?Just lose your life, lose everything?The shooter might be happy, Ruth...maybe happy too...

Before his consciousness dissipated, he seemed to see glints of light in the dark sea water around him.More specifically, something glowing all over was approaching him.Platinum gold, bright blue, and warm pink and white.A pair of not-so-strong arms wrapped around his waist.It seemed to be a young girl, he couldn't see her clearly, only the blue eyes like sea water and the pink and white pearls on her neck were deeply imprinted in his eyes.

"Are you ok?"

It was strange that he could still hear voices, so pleasant, like waves lapping on the sand.But he couldn't answer, the cold sea water entered his mouth and nose, and he couldn't breathe.An extremely soft object blocked his lips...

Air... Carl had never found that thing so good, so indispensable.He was being led up, and he could already see the lights of the search and rescue personnel before his eyes.Those arms let go of him, and the faint cold light left him, she was so anxious to be afraid of being discovered.

A chain of pink and white light flashed across like a meteor, Karl subconsciously stretched out his hand and grasped it tightly.

Rescuers finally arrived, out of the icy water, wrapped in raw warmth.

"Are you all right, Mr. Hockley? We will definitely investigate this matter...never..."

There is a familiar sentence, what did that person say?He couldn't hear clearly, only the string of pearls in his palm exuded a warm luster.