Chapter 199


    The Merman, My Man by ck Velvet Chapter  199


    The Merman, My Man by ck Velvet Chapter 199


    “Linda, you?re not saving yourself for the merman you dreamed about, are you? You should  know that


    there?s a few in the crew who are interested in you,“ Mike joked, the scent of  alcohol strong in his


    mouth as he chugged his beer.


    After the doctor who cared for me insisted that I was delusional and had been constantly  daydreaming,


    the crew believed the doctor?s diagnosis wholeheartedly.


    “Yes, he?s the only one for me and I can?t live without him. Even now, I don?t think about  anything


    else—all I want is enough money to buy myself a boat, and travel across the world  to find him,“ I


    replied, ying along while mixing fact and fiction.


    I was not bothered to exin everything to the crew anyway, though they would all be  wetting their


    pants if said merman appeared before them.


    Still, thinking about Dicken left me miserably having a few sips of beer, before picking up  the pebble


    beside me and throwing it into the water.


    It skipped over the surface, kicking up multiple sshes even as I suddenly felt restless—an  unusual


    sensation was growing over my chest.


    I couldn?t tell if the feeling was good or bad, but I was on my feet without realizing it,  looking around


    and searching.


    There was no telling when it had appeared, but there were raindrops in the air.


    Soon, the rain grew until it started to hammer down around us. I was now surrounded by  curtains of


    rain, shrouding every light nearby like a veil.


    ”What?s wrong, Linda? Did you see something?” Mike promptly reached for the gun he had  hidden


    behind the stone pir beside him, while I used my superhuman ability of night  vision to scour the


    darkness, attempting to uncover the source of my unease. Soon, I picked  up several shady figures


    lurking at a corner of the canal, all of whom were dressed in ck  and behaving suspiciously.


    Were they inclothes cops or the mafia? I felt that it was more likely to be thetter , as  Vian


    police were not interested in underground activities. Only those who knew how  things went would


    arrive here in time, since we did upset their natural order.


    As for the difference between the two? The cops would only arrest us for interrogation, but  if the mafia


    were to find us, they would promptly eliminate us, and our corpses would be  found floating in the river


    the next day.


    ”Alert David right now, Mike, ” I whispered in a hushed tone. ”Our deal ispromised. Tell  him to end


    it right now.”


    Mike promptly whipped out his walkie—talkie. ”Hey? Hey, boss. Someone has managed to  track us


    down and they?re watching us right now. Whatever you?re doing, make it fast. We  need to hightail it


    out of here soon.”


    At the same time, the rain was growing more violent. Even so, my gaze pierce through the  raindrops


    as I kept track of the shady figures, keeping a wary eye on their movements when  my gaze suddenly


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    froze.


    Across the rain, I saw a dark silhouette that was holding an umbre and standing on a  bridge near the


    prison. He was wearing a fully ck trench coat and a mask on his face,  while his long jet -ck hair


    was tied up and kept behind his towering, burly figure.


    The silhouette… No! Impossible… Was it really him?


    At that very moment, I felt as if someone had grabbed me by the throat and lifted me into  the air.


    Breathing suddenly became so difficult even as my heart pounded wildly, and I felt  like I could drop


    dead right there and then.


    I felt that it might have been my imagination, or perhaps the dark silhouette simply  resembled a certain


    person. ck hair was amon trait of Easterners, but I still couldn?t  calm myself—my body,


    moving faster than my mind, prompted me to sprint towards the  bridge.