The temperature in the room was plummeting from the coldness he was emitting from his body.
At this moment, he could hear footsteps from outside the door. Felipe lifted his head expectantly and saw Cathy walking over to him with a cup.
“Get out.” Felipe kicked her out impatiently.
However, Cathy still walked to him with a smile. “You drank a lot of alcohol. This tea will help you get rid of the alcohol in your system, so please drink—”
“I said get out.” Felipe looked at her frigidly. “Don’t make me repeat myself for the third time.”
Cathy looked at Felipe in fear with eyes filled with concern. “She doesn’t like you. Don’t torture yourself for someone who doesn’t love you.”
“Heh.” Felipe scoffed. “Why don’t you tell yourself this? Don’t have any fantasies about me.”
“But I like you. I liked you the moment I laid eyes on you.” Cathy confessed her feelings to him courageously.
Of course, this was not the first time she told him this and Felipe was already impatient from hearing these same words.
“Let me take care of you.” She squatted in front of him and reached out her hand to hold his hand carefully.
When she felt the coldness on the back of his hand, she felt her heart racing as her heart was filled with joy.
However, in the next second, Felipe pulled her to him like he had been possessed. There was an evil smirk on his face and darkness in his bottomless eyes. At that moment, he looked like Satan himself.
“You want to tarnish yourself like this? Alright, I’ll fulfill your wishes.”
He threw her onto the bed forcefully and entered her without any pity.
This was Cathy’s first time and her eyes turned red from the pain. However, she felt joyous.
That night, she endured the pain and allowed him to do whatever he wanted with her.
She did this because she loved him.
However, he was just mad and wanted to vent.
…
The morning sun shone into the room.
Felipe woke up from his sleep, his head throbbing from the hangover.
When he remembered what happened last night, he lowered his gaze to look at the woman who was sleeping in his arms. Then, he removed himself from her without hesitation and walked into the bathroom.
After he finished showering, Cathy was already up.
Cathy was 27 years old but was like a young girl with her first awakening of love. She was taking in the lingering scent he left on the blankets shyly.
When she saw Felipe walking over, her eyes lit up. From the reflection in her eyes, the man had a bathrobe draped over his body lazily. There was no softness on his handsome face, but it was his coldness that caused her to fall in love with him even more.
Cathy sat up while holding the blanket against herself and was looking at him passionately. “Felipe…”
“Last night never happened,” Felipe said, no warmth to his words at all.
Cathy looked at him, feeling dumbfounded. A bone-piercing chill spread all over her body along with excruciating pain.
“Did you hear me?” Felipe asked coldly.
“Yeah.” Cathy lowered her head and nodded before saying lifelessly, “I’ll be happy as long as I can stay with you.”
“That’s good.” Felipe glanced at her with his narrow eyes. “Go back to your room.”
“Okay.” Cathy bowed her head and nodded. However, when she started moving, there were knockings coming from the door. Then, Niamh’s voice followed.
“Felipe, are you awake? It’s me.”
Felipe was shocked about Niamh’s sudden appearance
However, he was not worried at all and said to the woman who was spacing out on the bed in a deep voice, “Go into the bathroom. Don’t make any noise before I ask you to come out.”
Cathy understood what Felipe meant. She nodded and went to pick up her clothes that were scattered all over the floor.
“Hurry.” Felipe urged her in a cold voice.
Due to her shock, the blanket she was holding fell to the floor. There was some dried blood on the bed and Felipe’s eyes darkened when he saw that.
However, he retained his cool demeanor. “Pick up your clothes. Go in.”
She did not dare to go against him or infuriate him.
Cathy was naked as she picked up the clothes on the floor hurriedly. After that, she ran into the bathroom.
Felipe spread the blanket over the bed before opening the door.
The coldness of his face disappeared when he saw Niamh, and there was only a gentle grin now.
“Eveline, why are you so early?”
“Didn’t I tell you yesterday that I’ll come over early today?” Niamh smiled and looked into the room. “Are you awake? I brought some porridge over. You drank too much last night so you should eat something bland in the morning in case you upset your stomach.”
Felipe smiled softly and looked at her. “I’ll change before I eat your porridge.”
Niamh nodded. “I’ll go get it ready for you in the dining room.”
She turned around and left. After Felipe watched her going downstairs, he went back into the room.
Even though Cathy was hiding in the bathroom the entire time, she could imagine how gentle Felipe was when he was with Niamh.
Then, when she recalled how possessive and dominant he was with her last night, she let out a sweet grin.
Even though this sweetness was covered in glass shards, it was still very sweet.
After Felipe ate Niamh’s porridge, he took a walk with her in the yard.
He apologized to her about what happened last night, and at the same time, he showed her how he felt toward her.
“Eveline, I can’t lose you.” He faced her, his eyes filled with passion. Then, he apologized again. “Remember how I told you about our childhood promise? I lied to you. You were right. The boy you had a promise with by the beach of April Hill was Kendrick and not me.”
Niamh was surprised at Felipe’s confession. However, she was not shocked by the truth.
Perhaps, in her foggy memory, she always knew that Kendrick was the boy.
That was why she was very calm.
However, Felipe continued, “Eveline, even though we didn’t make that promise to each other back then, we had indeed met by the beach of April Hill.”
“We did? Did you make a mistake?” Niamh recalled, but she really could not remember another boy in her memory.
However, Felipe nodded in certainty. His onyx-like eyes were filled with sadness. “Back then, my parents were murdered and I was all alone. Old Master Waldburg brought me to April Hill. He told me he was trying to make me forget all the sad things and clear my head. However, how would I have the mood for a holiday?
“I would space out every day while looking at the sea. I even had the thought of jumping into the sea and ending my life. However, at that moment, a little girl wandered into my life. She gave me hope and new expectations toward life.”
“You’re saying that I’m the girl?” Niamh was curious. She did not think it was her because she did not have memories of this at all.
Felipe looked at her in certainty. “Eveline, you’re my light. Even though I just looked at you for a brief moment, I still remember your smile until this day.”
His gaze was sincere, filled with joy and love.
“It’s normal if you don’t remember. It’s because you haven’t recovered your memories yet.”
Felipe said and took out a colorful shell from his pocket. “You gave me this back then. These kinds of shells are all over the beach of April Hill. I remember I even gave you a bracelet in return.
Niamh was taken aback when she saw the colorful shell.
Did she have the habit of giving other people colorful shells when she was young?
At this moment, she saw a figure walking over to them from the corner of her eyes.
“Evie.” Cathy walked over and greeted Niamh with a friendly smile.
There were no changes to Felipe’s expression at all.
It was as if this woman was not the same person who he had slept with last night.
Niamh smiled back at her. “Good morning, Cathy.” She smiled and turned to Felipe. “I promised Jack that I’ll take him to the bookstore later, so I’m going to go now.”
Felipe looked at her with love in his eyes. “I’ll call you later.”
“Okay.” She nodded. Before she left, she said, “Don’t drink anymore.”
Felipe nodded and watched as she walked away.
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.