His Despicable Love Novel

Chapter 1 "Muriel is such a simp. Look-her feet are bleeding, and she's still dancing!" "Why would she stop? She wants Cam to feel sorry for her so badly." "Exactly. Muriel, put your back into it You're nowhere close to impressing Cam." In the plush VIP lounge, a circle of trust-fund kids snickered while watching Muriel Kaufman dance barefoot on a carpet covered in Legos. But she wasn't paying attention to them. Her eyes were on Cameron Grady, sitting in the middle of the couch with a drink in hand.

Right now, only she could see it-they were linked by a thin thread extending from her crimson bracelet. Cracks already ran deep through the bracelet, and now, another one was visibly widening. Seeing it, Muriel danced even harder. Under the dim light, black scales surfaced along her bleeding feet. All she wanted was to see one more crack appear on the bracelet. She'd counted before. There were already more than seventy cracks in it. Four more, and it would shatter completely. The truth was, Muriel wasn't human. She was a mermaid from the deep sea.

Two years ago, she finally shed her dark scales and transformed into a mermaid with a violet tail, nearly ready to enter the higher realm-the 0.00% III 12:25 Chapter 1 Still Sea. 1288 Vouchers But her tail hadn't turned completely violet. Patches of black scales remained. She went to the Sea Witch to find out why and learned that a bond still tied her to the human world. Years ago, dark practitioners on land had left her badly wounded and stranded on a beach. A little boy used all his strength to carry her back to the sea. She survived because of him. She owed him.

And now she had to repay him, cutting her fated ties to the human world for good, before she could enter the Still Sea. That boy was Cameron. To pay him back, Muriel asked the Sea Witch for a pill that turned her tail into legs. Then she went to stay by his side. Eighty-one cracks would mark the end of their bond. With each crack, that bond grew a little weaker. When it reached eighty-one, the fated ties would break completely. Even though she had two legs now, like any human, each step felt like a knife through her tail. Still, she put up with the burning pain and did whatever Cameron asked.

If he wanted hot dogs from a food truck late at night, she'd run through the streets until she found a good one, pack it up, and hurry back to give it to him. If he wanted wild berries from the mountaintop, she'd go get them before dawn, wash them, and leave them by his pillow before he woke up. 23.04% 12:24 < Chapter 1 She did all of it because to repay him, she had to give her best. 288 Vouchers But Cameron and his friends took her acts of gratitude as something else. To them, she was just desperate for his attention, doing anything to win him over. It didn't matter.

All she wanted was to repay the debt so she could leave for the Still Sea as soon as possible. Her thoughts drifted. "That's enough. Stop," Cameron said. Muriel snapped back, her eyes fixed on the faint red thread tenuously connected to Cameron's chest. She felt a pang of pity. "You're happy already?" she asked. The room burst into laughter. "Gee, Muriel, how pathetic can you get?" "Cam, Muriel wants to keep going. Let her!" Cameron frowned, then let a smile touch his lips. "Nice dancing. I'm satisfied. Come have a drink with me. Right away, someone jeered, "Hear that, Muriel?

Cam's inviting you-you must be so hyped right now." Muriel ignored them again. All she cared about was why that red thread hadn't snapped yet. She walked over to Cameron, picked up a glass of wine, clinked it with his, and drank. Then she saw another clear crack form on the bracelet. She smiled. The others laughed again. "Yep, still the biggest simp. One drink and 47.76% 12:25 < Chapter 1 she's over the moon." 288 Vouchers Muriel finished the wine. As a mermaid, she needed water even more than humans did.

Putting the glass down, she looked at them and said with an elegant smile, "You're right." Cameron narrowed his eyes at her. "You're not upset?" She shook her head firmly. "No." How could she be upset? There was another crack in the bracelet. Now, just three more cracks and the worn-out bracelet would finally break. Someone teased again, "You're so pathetic, Muriel. I wonder how low you'll really go to be with Cam." Cameron leaned back on the couch and tilted his chin up. "Grab a rag and clean this floor till it's spotless. I want every inch wiped down." Muriel was stunned for just a second.

Then she nodded obediently. She slipped on her soft sandals, asked a server for some rags, and got down on her hands and knees to scrub the floor. Because Cameron looked down on her nobody here showed her any respect. Many went out of their way to make it harder. They stood up and stepped on the freshly cleaned spots, leaving muddy footprints. Others spat or tipped over their drinks. A job that should've taken five minutes with a mop took her two full hours. Her knees were scraped raw, and the pain in her legs was almost too much to bear. Just then, Cameron's phone rang.

70.72% ။ O 12.25 Chapter 1 288 Vouchers He picked it up, glanced at the screen, and quickly stood. Stepping right over the rag in Muriel's hand, he headed for the door of the private room. He nearly stepped on her fingers. She pulled her hand back and looked toward the doorway. admin