Fins of Farewell

I was a mermaid from the deep sea. Out of curiosity and playfulness, I was caught by a fisherman and endured unbearable torment.

Just when I was on the brink of death, Trevon Chapman happened to pass by and saved me.

So, I gave up my identity as a mermaid princess, left the ocean behind, and followed him into the human world.

For five years after our marriage, Trevon granted my every wish and showered me with affection. I truly believed I had found a safe harbor I could depend on for the rest of my life—until fate struck with its cruelest blow.

Trevon's childhood sweetheart had fallen gravely ill, and only a mermaid’s tail could save her.

I begged him desperately, but he responded with chilling indifference.

"You're only losing your legs. Corinne is losing her life. Are you really that heartless? You're just going to watch her die?"

"Besides, you can’t return to the sea anymore. That tail means nothing to you now. From now on, I’ll be your legs."

After the surgery, I sat in a wheelchair, running my hand over the empty fabric where my legs should have been, and calmly demanded a divorce.

Trevon pulled Corinne into his arms, sneering.

"You're neither human nor fish now—a monster. Without me, the only road left for you is death."

Yet in the end, when I transformed back into a mermaid and leapt into the sea, his cries and desperate sobs echoed across the waves.

"Jessica, you can't just let her die, can you?" Trevon Chapman's eyes were red with anger as he stared at me.

"You're only losing your legs, but Corinne is losing her life!"

Corinne Gibson lay weakly in Trevon's arms, a flicker of challenge in her eyes. When I didn’t respond, she began to cry softly, clinging to his sleeve like she was too fragile to stand on her own.

"Trevon, don’t put Jessica in a difficult spot. My life isn’t worth much. If I die, then so be it. Jessica’s like a mermaid princess—far more important than someone like me."

Trevon gently wiped away her tears and pulled her closer. When he turned back to me, his eyes were full of disgust.

"Mermaid princess? She was lying at my feet, covered in blood, begging me to save her. If I hadn’t stepped in, she’d be dead. And now she’s making a fuss over something as small as giving up her fish tail?

"I saved her life. That means I get to decide what happens to her body. It’s just a pair of legs. How could they matter more than your life?"

Corinne’s smile deepened as she watched the color drain from my face.

"Trevon, Jessica’s been your wife for five years... I shouldn’t expect too much..."

Trevon reached out and gently touched her face, cutting her off.

"You’re the most important person to me. No one else matters."

I stared at the man I had given the best years of my life to, and all I felt was a cold, hollow sadness.

"You can take whatever’s left of me, but I want my freedom back. After today, we’re done."

Trevon froze, caught off guard by the resolve in my eyes.

Since marrying him, I had dimmed my light, happy to stand quietly behind him, always doing what he wanted.

Now, for the first time, I stood my ground, calm and unwavering.

His mouth opened like he wanted to say something more.

Then Corinne clutched her chest and did what she did best—pretending her heart hurt. Trevon immediately turned away from me, panicked, and rushed to take her to the hospital.

Before they left, he looked back at me.

"Jessica, you promised to be with me forever when we got married. So even if it’s the end, I’ll still keep you close," he said.