Suddenly, Felipe let go of his hand. His dark eyes scanned Cathy’s frantic face like a gust of cold wind. Then, he ordered the bodyguard outside the door coldly, “Make her remember this.”
Cathy’s entire body went cold when she heard that.
However, the man walked past her without even turning back. His broad shoulders bumped into her frail ones and the impact caused Cathy to shudder.
However, she did not fall because the bodyguard by the door had come in to bring her away.
In the humid and dark basement, Cathy’s right wrist was tied to a heavy chain. There were wounds of different sizes on her body under her thin shirt.
Her face was pale as she leaned against the icy wall while breathing lightly. She touched her flat stomach with her trembling and bloody fingers.
When she felt the faint warmth there, a small smile appeared on Cathy’s face.
Clank. The metal door of the basement was opened.
A ray of light came into the room, and Cathy looked up to see a man in a white shirt walking over. He had his back against the light, looking so gentle. Plus, he even had a hint of boyishness to him. All of these combined made her recall the memory by the beach.
“Feli…” When she said those syllables, she hurried up and added the last one. “-pe…”
She did not even have the right to call him by his name. To everyone, she was just a sister that he took in.
Felipe walked in front of Cathy and towered over her like an emperor.
Felipe reached out his hand to pinch her chin when he saw her shaking from the cold.
“I’ll let this go for the sake of our relationship. But if you don’t carry out my orders properly next time, you can just get out of here.”
“No…”
Cathy begged weakly and grabbed Felipe’s sleeve.
“Don’t chase me away. I want to stay by your side forever.”
“There will only ever be one woman by my side, and it’s Eveline,” Felipe answered her firmly, his words feeling like an icepick through Cathy’s heart. “Remember who you are.”
Hiss.
The hand that was grabbing Felipe’s sleeve fell lifelessly.
An excruciating pain spread across her body.
She looked at the man she had admired for so many years with her beautiful eyes as she moved her cracked lips.
“I will. I will remember who I am.”
She promised as tears started falling silently from her eyes.
Felipe looked at her teary eyes and suddenly, he felt a pang of pain in his heart.
He furrowed his brows. Then, he flung his hand and walked away.
Cathy sat on the floor lifelessly and clutched her stomach which was starting to hurt. She did not have any energy to scream in pain, nor could she make Felipe turn around to look at her. She could only watch as the tall and slender figure became blurrier and blurrier in front of her.
Montgomery Manor.
Niamh and Jackson were playing with Jackson’s new DIY toys when the maid told her that Felipe was here.
He was back after less than two days.
Niamh remembered clearly Felipe telling her he had something urgent to take care of, but now, he was back.
As she thought about it, there was a hint of calmness in her eyes. After informing Eloise, she walked to the door.
Felipe was walking in. When he saw Niamh, he walked over to her with a soft smile. “Eveline.”
“Why are you back so soon?” Niamh asked with a grin. However, she was looking at Felipe differently now.
“I’m worried about you.” Felipe’s eyes were filled with love. “Lillian just left and you must be feeling sad, so I want to accompany you.”
“Sad? Yeah, I’m devastated.” Niamh smiled superficially. Then, she looked straight at Felipe. “Can you take a walk with me nearby?”
“Of course.” Felipe smiled and nodded. Then, he followed Niamh to the street that was filled with fallen ginkgo leaves.
There was a sudden gust of autumn wind and the yellow ginkgo leaves fluttered down like butterflies before falling to the ground soundlessly.
Felipe noticed that Niamh was not in a good mood, but he understood why.
Lillian was her child who she carried for ten months, and now, she was gone. Perhaps she would need a long time before this pain could heal.
However, since the wound was deep, he believed that Niamh would not give Kendrick any chances.
They stayed silent for some time before Felipe finally said something. “Eveline, you have to stay strong. If Lillian was here, she would want her beloved mommy to be happy and cheerful.”
Niamh chuckled sarcastically. “A lot of people have told me that. They hope I can be happy and cheerful, but the people who said those to me are also the ones causing me pain and misery.”
There was a strange look on Felipe’s face. When he turned to look at Niamh, she stopped walking.
Her clear and beautiful eyes met his ominous ones. “Felipe, do you remember how old Lily is?”
Felipe did not stop to think about it. “About four.”
“Three years, ten months, and twelve days,” Niamh told him an accurate number.
Felipe frowned in remorse. “Eveline, you remember it so clearly.”
“I think every mother will remember everything about their children.” Niamh looked at Felipe, and there was a flash of disappointment in her eyes. “Felipe, do you still remember what was Lily’s first word? It’s ‘daddy’.”
Felipe’s expression became solemn and complicated. He saw probing and suspicion in Niamh’s eyes.
“Eveline, is there something you want to tell me?”
“I want to ask you just how cold-blooded a father has to be to hire someone to kill his own daughter?”
A hint of slyness flashed across Felipe’s eyes. However, he remained calm. “I think Kendrick should be able to answer this, since—”
“Or maybe you do too.” Niamh interrupted with a sharp gaze. “Do you know Felicity?”
“I don’t.” Felipe denied it.
Niamh smiled and took out her phone to open her album. “A woman you don’t know was driving your car and she became Kendrick’s psychologist. What’s more interesting is that this woman looks almost the same as me.”
Felipe did not think that Niamh would know about this, but at this moment, he did not have any justifications for it.
“Felipe, is this the happiness that you want to give me?” Niamh was utterly disappointed, and her eyes had turned icy as well. “You’re the person I trust the most and I never once thought about suspecting you. I’ve always believed you no matter what you said or what you did.
“It was because I didn’t think that a man who would risk everything to bring me back to life would do anything to hurt me. However, after all this time, I realized I’ve been wrong.
“Felipe, you’re so foreign and scary.
“You even took action against Lily so that I won’t get back together with Kendrick.”
Felipe frowned, but he still remained calm. “Eveline, Lily is our daughter. Even if I don’t want to see you with Kendrick, I wouldn’t do something so heinous. I think you’ve misunderstood me.”
“This isn’t a misunderstanding.” Kendrick’s voice appeared from one side. “Felipe, do you still want to lie to Nia now that it has come to this?”
Niamh and Felipe looked over at the same time to see Kendrick walking over with a serious expression on his face. Then, he said confidently, “Lillian is Eveline’s and my daughter. This is the report I just got from the hospital and it’s stated clearly that your blood type is O!”
Felipe was unhappy with Kendrick’s sudden appearance.
However, he also did not expect him to appear with evidence.
Kendrick just got the report and was on his way to look for Niamh. However, before he could get to Montgomery Manor, he saw Niamh and Felipe walking together.
He handed the report over. “Nia, this is Felipe’s result from the last time he had a check-up. It’s stated clearly that his blood type is O while yours is AB. If either one of the parents has O as their blood type, then they would not have a child with an AB blood type. However, Lily’s blood type is AB.”
Kendrick came up with a scientific explanation, so Felipe had nothing to say to that.
“Nia, it’s obvious who Lily’s real father is. Felipe is the one exploiting your memory loss and lying to you.”
“Kendrick, it’s so funny when you’re the one who’s saying the word ‘exploit’.” Felipe mocked. His gentle gaze landed on Niamh’s face. “Eveline, the reason I did that is to stop you from having any contact with this man. Plus, you told me before that Lily is, in fact, my daughter. She will have nothing to do with Kendrick for as long as she lives.”
“Felipe, you’re the pathetic one. In order to stop Nia from coming back to me, you didn’t hesitate to do all sorts of heinous things. You even went as far as killing someone.”
“Preposterous.” Of course, Felipe would not admit to that. “What proof do you have to prove that I killed Lily? Don’t forget, you’re the one who lost the child.”
“If you hadn’t asked someone to lure Lily out of my sight, none of these would have happened. Felipe, you should know what’s the truth!”
“Kendrick—”
“Enough!”
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
Loredana’s father left the family for his mistress, leaving them to fend for themselves abroad. When life was at its toughest, her father showed up with “good news” after 8 years of absence: To marry off Loredana to a paralyzed son of the wealthy Mendelsohn family.