“You’re under arrest Lady Elizabeth, on the grounds of murder”
The woman’s eyes began to quickly widen at what Gideon spurted. “What nonsense!” she let out a defensive shrill that caused her voice to croak at the end. Horror crept into her system and the space suddenly felt a lot colder compared to when she first stepped her feet inside. Her body felt weak at the revelation the young lawyer uttered and if not only for the bookshelf placed behind her back, she would have stumbled flat faced on the floor. “Don Antonio, no, father said you resembled our aunt, our foster mom, Margaret, yet I tell you, the only thing similarity that you have with her, is that you are both human, but even that is questionable after what you did,” Azrael didn’t need to filter his words, this woman deserves it, if not, much more. She killed an innocent man, she did an evil thinMythical beings such as mermen have co-existed with humans ever since the beginning, if not, they were earlier than humans. Some myths even said that the first two humans were once a merman and a mermaid. However, that remains a folk tale up to this day.“Breaking News, one of the oldest wine companies, Lukeberry’s beverages, who is famous for their Napa Valley’s Soaring Eagle wine, is now under the Phoenix Corporation which is owned by Mister Azrael Thorne Execroz” The television rambled.The woman’s long fingers found their way to tie up her hair into a bun. She was busy preparing her meal for that day, it was nothing unusual, and just her go-to food.“Ah, bless the Sea, my kelps are fresh today” Andromeda exhaled, her eyes started shining brightly. Simple joys in life were all she can afford to have.Her turquoise eyes momentarily laid on the small flat screen television that she has and with that her fork that
The woman was not kidding when she said that she will make herself at home, she was far too comfortable at their apartment, raising her feet on the edge of the couch and occupying almost all the space. Andromeda couldn’t even sit down and enjoy her daily routine of watching the news in the morning and at night. Although her news had already ended thirty minutes ago, she just liked having the option to lay down and watch if she was in the mood to do so.Claire didn’t bother to unpack and went immediately to the dark green couch, just removing her shoes before jumping in.“Do you have any food aside from kelps, Andromeda?” Claire asked after some time, her eyes focused on the small screen in front of her, while her thought drifted away.When will she meet the male lead?This apartment is too crappy for her taste.It was silent for a few minutes until her room mate responded in a low yet bewildered voice.&
It was a bright new morning in the City of Guijing, busy people pacing back and forth in the wide pedestrian lane while the cars were halted momentarily. Many were half-running and walking, while some tried to catch the countdown of the traffic light in hopes that they can still arrive at work at the exact time.In a particular company, with silver cursive letters, and highlighting A by making it larger, Axia Company, being one of the distinguished businesses in the fashion industry, was checking personally their newly hired women that are supposed to be trained for the next winter fashion show.“Claire?” Andromeda muttered as her face brightened up. Her roommate is in the same workplace as she is! What a good coincidence this is, she wouldn’t need to feel needlessly mean all throughout a whole day, as far as possible, she wants to avoid interacting with the horrible humans.She barely cares if she generalizes them, albeit, discern that few one
Claire entered the room where all the rookie models are, stomping her feet in annoyance. She saw how Heidi snickered and laughed at her, it was clear that what she’s wearing is nothing but cheap clothes. Her pride was hurt with that, and even her fists remained clenched. Heidi might have tried her contempt, however, it did not escape Claire’s keen eyes.‘Just wait, when I become the wife of Azrael, you won’t be looking down on me anymore, I can end you and your company’ she thought while her lips were pressed tightly.“Are you okay?” Andromeda asked, her turquoise eyes were filled with concern for the woman.“Yes,” Claire replied in a rough tone as if shoving Andromeda away.This hurt the heart of the mermaid, yet, she didn’t ask any more questions, not wanting to appear too clingy and irritate the woman more. She’s just glad that Claire was hired nevertheless.Focusing her attention
In the original version of “Sweet Woman” the story started when the female lead, Skylar Claire Monteverde, an orphan, moved into a small apartment and met Andromeda Seline Fuentez, a seemingly cold and harsh woman. They barely talked and Claire discovered that Nixie, or Andromeda, not only hated her, but all other people too. The female protagonist, being the kind woman that she is, tried to understand why Andromeda behaves in such a way, but no matter how much she wrack her brain, no answer was found. It continued that way until she had to leave after being promoted from work, Roselle, in particular, favored her most among out of all the candidates, she was liked by her co-models too, being the gentle and lovable girl, the opposite of the mean Nixie.“Ahh, I can’t remember the other small details” Claire crumpled the paper on her hand, and began doodling again of what the plot should be. So far, she has only changed a few things, however, it see
The next day, a delightful news awaited Roselle, she was wearing an emerald-colored pencil skirt this time with a white off the shoulder crop top, partnered with white stilettos. Her lips are filled with a vibrant red color.“You made the right choice, Nixie! I will inform the organizers right away,” Roselle exclaimed in happiness, but her face tried to remain neutral, trying to be a professional despite the ecstatic news.‘Maybe, she isn’t too difficult to deal with,’ Roselle thought before she walked away, with her wide-screened red phone on her right hand, she must call the designers too and send the photographs of Nixie!Andromeda was left in a neutral state, she had agreed because of how Claire convinced her yesterday. If only not for Claire’s suggestion, she would have declined the offer without much thought as she didn’t need the money abruptly, and is still unsure whether she has the guts to face a large number o
The sun was high up as it was around afternoon. Andromeda was wearing a light pink colored dress with a sequin pattern. This is one of the dresses that Roselle had passed on to her, after accepting her proposal. Her golden hair was tied in a side braid. The light make-up made her porcelain white skin seem more enthralling. A bright smile made her squint her eyes and her cherry lips to turn upward.Memories began gushing through her head.Today, she returned to the place where she and Azrael departed. It was the third closest ocean nearby their workplace and apartment. She didn’t bother spending a few more minutes inside the cab if it meant she could be at the place that holds a special place in her heart.The cool breeze of the ocean touched her delicate face, and the smell of the sea warmed her soul. It was serene and different from the noisy hustle and bustle sound of the city roads. Here, she was alone, a bit afar from the port where they landed before.
Andromeda’s Point of ViewDid he see my tail? Did he hear my singing, aaaaah, I am going crazy here. He cannot know that I am a mermaid, this is unplanned, it shouldn't have happened. But it’s already late at night, how come he is still here?My heart...my heart won't stop beating rapidly. The sea water was cold, yet why am I feeling so hot, so in need of your touch?Trying to lift up my head and encounter his grayish orbs, I feel like I am melting. My eyes involuntarily shuts its own, shy from being seen and heard. Oh, how I wish this is merely a hallucination, or perhaps a dream.Would he even believe me?Would he hate a mermaid like me?I know humans deemed us as mythical, a story that can only be found in children’s books. My fingers, even under the water, began intertwining with each other, playing and hoping that it would ease my nervousness.I cannot look, I shouldn't look, but there’s a part of me that
Andromeda’s Point of View I was rendered speechless, a question that hits the sore spot of my soul. Claire’s right, I came here for revenge, I told myself multiple times that I would break things off with Azrael, yet, I waited up to this moment, where we married in a haste, A whirlwind marriage, that’s what we had, yet I am aware that in this lifetime that would be the only marriage I would have. I smiled bitterly, all this time, I thought Claire was the one who was not in the right mind, shouting nonsense words, but she is correct, I didn’t come here to be married, to be happy. I have told Xiulan Qiong before, for a person like me, happiness is not an option, unlike for other people. Was it right to leave Azrael? My heart broke at the thought of his saddened face. I admit I was selfish, I knew all this time that this beautiful dream that we shared would come to an end, yet I waited and delayed it until we came to this point.
Third Point of View“It’s finally over,” Andromeda’s hands were tightly clasped onto Azrael’s, the feeling of touching another life form was surreal, it created small sparks of joy every second.“Yeah,” Azrael replied, his mind was elsewhere, particularly on the woman they saw earlier named Vanessa Fergus. He seemed to be not bothered by it, but what if he really had a daughter?Loud, callous, and cold, that’s how he lived his life before he had been in a car accident. His past self didn’t bother in creating journals about how his day or his life went, rarely did he see any notes regarding how he was, most of them were about business ideas.However, searching his name on websites as he was recovering from being in a tragic accident, he saw a piece of his life he came to hate. Azrael Thorne Execroz was a man who spends his free time with different women. It was no wonder that Vane
“Sir, we have found a pile of documents about illegal transactions hidden, and a woman imprisoned together with a baby,” one of the bodyguards said, his face stoic and serious. “I see, can you get the woman and bring her to the nearest hospital immediately? Ask others to arrest the Qiongs as well, everyone involved in those transactions, I highly doubt there was a single family member of them who is untainted,” Azrael’s words were immediately followed by his men. What he did wasn’t trespassing as it was Yan Qiong herself who let him in. ‘It was much easier to solve it with Azrael’s help,’ Andromeda thought, but in all honesty, the man has a big role in this case, he was the man Vanessa Fergus has requested to get, it was just that Azrael denied knowing her existence, and thus, Andromeda was forced to ask him a favor instead in which he followed. “This can’t be happening, why?! Why did you ruin everything?” Yan Qiong hysterically said, pointing her trembling f
Andromeda’s Point of View My cream-colored sandals touched the ground of Sue Island. We landed atop a building owned by none other than the man beside me. Curiosity started to kick into my system, just how much land does this person have? The one we landed was said to be under construction still and isn’t out on for the public to come yet, however, it can be used by employees and designers as it is on the last phase of building, just some minor finishing touches and it would be good to go, the grand opening ceremony will be held a month from now according to Azrael. “I can’t believe I am back here,” I muttered under deep breaths, it is exhilarating to be back home! To Sutra Kingdom! From atop, I can see the glittering light blue, clear waters, it was quite hot as it was around two in the afternoon when we landed. He’s right, taking the helicopter was the fastest, it took us days to arrive at Guijing City from Sue Island, but it took merely five hours
Andromeda’s Point of View“I can handle myself, you don’t need to do all of those things” I chuckled, lightly patting Azrael’s hands. My tail vanished after two weeks of resting. I have heard no news from anyone as this man beside me insisted that I shouldn’t read any of the news or messages until I am fully recuperated.He was right though, besides, I don’t want to be a burden to him. In all those fourteen days with me resting on his mansion, he was the one to do all the chores and cooking as there was no maid around. I saw him working late at night beside the pool, trying to accompany and watch me sleep despite him being tired.“I am afraid you’ll fall again with my watch,” he spoke mildly, his face was blank as if recalling memories that were too painful for him to handle. My heart sank, a strong man like him being soft and fragile was not a picture I wanted to see. He had been through life and death
“What really happened?” I asked curiosity took over me, I do not know the exact details of how I ended up being so wounded, my life force was down to seventy percent, which meant that the accident that occurred was big, a normal human would either be left dead or if not, in comatose.“A huge debris fell down on you and based on the sent CCTV records to me, it wasn’t supposed to hit you that hard if you hadn’t stopped and turned your back once more, it was an unprecedented act, and even the ones behind the incident didn’t see that the small amount of time you took to turn back, will increase the impact so much,” he explains thoroughly.We are inside another pool area, one in which it was covered with a glass roof, this one is a bit smaller than the first one yet it was still colossal, it can be compared to those swimming pools a resort offers.The sound of the rain falling, like chimes in a windy day, made m
Andromeda’s point of viewI am in an abyss of endless darkness, curled into a void, with nothing but words of contempt whispering in both of my ears.“Hate...the humans. They are all evil! They deserve to go down and perish!”A menacing voice kept repeating these facts that I am aware of.“Revenge, do it for the people of Sutra Kingdom,” it chanted some more.‘I know! I know that already, leave me alone.’“Princess, if you understand it fully, then why are you letting yourself fall in the traps of that human man? You are not there to spend time with him, remember your role in this world, your anger, and your purpose for ascending into the land. Have you forgotten again? Did you get carried away with the small happiness you felt?”In this dark vast space, where I was looking at myself from afar like a spectator, I see a disheveled lonely woman, sitting in a vulnerable position with
“A goddess! No, a fairy,”“Hey, stop ogling at her, I’ll go file a divorce,” a woman slapping her husband’s face was heard.“Look at the wom--the dress, that is the dream!”“Who is she? I have never seen her?”The audience was in a clamor upon seeing the newly entered woman, it didn’t matter that the dress she was wearing was this fashion show’s main event. Businessmen who were there to pass time, suddenly got their interest piqued.Indeed, the woman slowly walking on the glass stage was breath-taking. Her long golden hair which was usually straight was curled into big locks, with a refreshing make-up laid on her face to highlight her stunning features.She possessed an aura of being wild and at the same time, innocent, she was both ice and hotness, an epitome of a beauty that can launch thousands of ships. The embodiment of a goddess.Her petite yet slightly curv
“I had the worst ride yesterday,” Claire eyes rolled in annoyance, “A pervert old man took advantage of me being polite enough to ride with him, if he doesn’t have a good car, I wouldn’t even look at his disgusting face,” she continued, putting lipstick on her pouty lips.Andromeda waited for her friend to finish doing her make-up and morning routine, they decided to go together at Axia Company, as that would be the agreed meeting up place for all the models in today’s runway show.“You should have filed a case against him,” the mermaid princess replied, disbelief was written all over her face, she cannot believe that even Claire fell as a victim of those kinds of humans with no decency! She knows far too well what scum men are, after all, she had a memory of the actor, Frederick Lenard being not only rude but an arrogant man himself.“I don’t remember his name, nor I want to spend m