Quick Wear: Reversing Life

Chapter 303 The Imprisoned Mermaid (22)

I don’t know if it’s because of the arm injury, but Reg has been much quieter these days. Apart from taking Molly out to sleep together every night, he rarely disturbs Molly at other times.

These days, Molly had nothing to do, so she just lay by the water tank, basking in the sun and reading.

Reg sometimes sat on the bed behind her and combed Molly's hair.

Sometimes I feel a little dissatisfied when I see Molly is so engrossed in watching.

"Can you understand the text?"

When Molly ignored him, he would take away Molly's book and force her to answer his questions.

Molly was very annoyed by this, but after so many times, she would respond subconsciously.

A week passed in peace.

Soon Odin returned.

The sun was still shining brightly that day, and Molly was lying by the water tank, flipping through an alchemy storybook with pictures.

Although it is called an alchemy storybook, most of the content is related to magic.

Molly was watching with great interest when she heard Reg walk in from outside.

A hand quickly snatched the book from Molly's hand, and Molly's anger quickly rose.

When I looked up, I saw Reg holding a yellow tulip.

Molly: ?

"This is a flower called a tulip. You've never seen a flower in the ocean, have you?"

It's a small one, probably brought back by Odin.

Molly had seen flowers, but the mermaid had not.

Molly took the flower and felt the familiar branches and unique plant scent. It was indeed the first time the mermaid had seen it.

There is no shortage of bright and colorful things in the ocean, such as seaweed, corals and fish, but the sea water blocks the penetration of sunlight, and the color of the seabed tends to be a bit blue.

The original owner would often surface to peek at the passing ships, and had also seen lush green islands.

This is indeed the first time the mermaid has seen such a fresh and bright yellow.

Seeing Molly staring at the flowers, Reg was in a very happy mood.

I knew the little mermaid would like it.

I should have asked Odin to bring a few more.

Among Reg's treasure pile there happened to be porcelain from the East. Molly asked him to pick out a narrow-mouthed bottle, put flowers in it, fill it with drinking water, and place it on the windowsill not far away.

Reg was happy to oblige at first, but when he saw Molly staring at the flowers from time to time, he became unhappy.

Do you like this flower so much?

What's so beautiful about a flower?

Why do you keep staring at this flower?

Fortunately, the flowers have a short blooming period and soon wither and die.

Molly lost her new favorite again and leaned against the water tank with a lack of interest.

Reg didn't like her lifeless appearance, so he asked Odin to bring flowers back from the nearby islands every now and then.

...

Seeing that Molly quickly lost interest in the flowers, Reg brought the telescope to Molly's water tank and let her observe the endless sea or an unknown island through the open bedroom door during the day, and observe the twinkling starry sky at night.

But when Reg was around, he wouldn't let Molly use the telescope, or he would always hang around in front of Molly.

Although Molly was quiet for a long time during her dormant period, Reg still did not seem to let down his guard against Molly, and even his possessiveness towards her became stronger and stronger.

Reg could feel it himself. He didn't like Molly's eyes fixed on other things.

He wanted Molly to only have eyes for him.

Molly was fed up with his almost perverted desire for control.

"In the end what you want?"

Molly couldn't stand it any more after Reggie interrupted her reading break countless times.

Reg was dissatisfied: "Why do you always watch these boring things?"

"So what should I be looking at? You?"

Reg asked, "Why not?"

Molly said coldly: "I don't love you, why should I look at you all the time?"

Reg's face quickly darkened.

...

Reg doesn't understand what love is.

Born into a chaotic and complicated royal family, Reg's biological mother was just a princess of a remote small country and died shortly after giving birth to him.

His father soon married a new queen and gave birth to his younger brother, who is now the Emperor of Castile.

In order to consolidate her son's position, the new queen asked the king to send Reg out of the palace, but the emperor's closest minister persuaded him, and Reg was able to live in the palace.

Although the king initially preferred the younger son born to the new queen of noble status, the older son soon showed his intelligence and bravery.

In order to cultivate a qualified heir, Reg received a rich and extensive aristocratic education since childhood.

Not only did they have to learn religious knowledge, accept theology and religious rituals, and maintain the ruling status of Catholicism, but they also had to learn various languages ​​and philosophies.

Especially as the heir, Reg also needs to learn politics, military affairs, diplomacy, etc.

In addition, art and cultural education as well as social etiquette are also compulsory courses for him.

But growing up, there was never any education about love.

The palace has strict hierarchy and numerous rules, and not even a single book about romance is allowed in the library.

Reg doesn't understand the relationship between men and women, and doesn't understand what so-called love is.

His spiritual world was too rich. He read books, tamed animals, practiced swordsmanship and riding, and collected all kinds of gem weapons. His high-level desires were satisfied, so naturally he had no interest in love and low-level desires.

At that time, the sailing fleet of my father's minister completed a circumnavigation of the world, proving the theory of the spherical earth. Meanwhile, the Castilian Armada monopolized the right to speak on the oceans and accumulated a great deal of wealth and land through colonial expansion.

Plunder was the biggest tactic Reg learned from his father.

Rare emotional experiences, favorable material environment, distinguished status, and cruel elite education gradually shaped Reg's arrogant character: as long as he wants something, he must keep it firmly in his hands.

Reg didn't understand what love was, but when he heard Molly say that she didn't love him, he suddenly felt furious and filled with pain.

"What did you say?"

Reg didn't understand why Molly didn't love him?

Molly asked back, "I don't understand what you want to do?"

"You wouldn't let me go back to the sea, and you're not happy even though I'm quiet now."

"Reg, what do you want?"

Reg looked down at her condescendingly: "I want you to only look at me, only stick to me, and only smile at me!"

Molly said, "But I don't love you."

So this is love?

Does love mean wanting to look at each other and stick to each other all the time?

Reg understood: "Then I want you to love me!"

Molly said, "I told you I don't love you, don't you understand?"

Reg was angry: "Why?"

Molly sneered: "You are human, I am a mermaid. The biggest barrier between us is the difference in species. Do you understand?"

"And what makes you think I would fall in love with a robber who fished me out of my home and robbed me?"

"Why not? Am I not good enough for you?"