She skipped toward Felipe. “Hello, mister. Who are you looking for?”
Felipe did not even look up at her. “Is this Cathy’s house? And are you the heartless relatives who stole her house from her?”
“…”
The mother-daughter duo’s expression fell.
“What is this nonsense? What do you mean heartless relatives? The girl was the one who didn’t want the house and told us to take care of it. Who are you anyway? What do our family matters have to do with you?”
Felipe’s expression darkened as he frowned. “I’m Cathy’s husband.”
“What? That damned girl’s husband?”
“Are you… really Cathy’s husband?”
Both the mother and daughter were shocked.
Felipe did not want to waste any more time with them. “You have one day to move out.”
“What? How could you make us move? The damned girl has left for so many years already, this house has nothing to do with her anymore!” The mother crossed her arms as she stared down at Felipe arrogantly and disdainfully. “Here I thought how great the damned girl’s eyes were. Who would’ve thought she found herself a broke and young boy. You want the house back as a marital home? You wish! Look at you. Who are you to get married when you can’t even buy a house?”
Felipe shot the woman a cold look, one that made a shiver run up her spine.
“You have one day to move, or I’ll make you leave myself.”
“…”
Having warned them, Felipe turned and left.
“Damned hobo. You can dream on if you think I’ll let you steal my house!” After recovering from the initial shock, the older woman gave a contemptuous look. When she turned around, she realized that her daughter had followed after Felipe.
After asking around the village where Cathy’s parents were buried, Felipe found that they were on April Hill.
He took Cathy’s urn and his tools, looking around for Cathy’s parent’s graves.
Having chosen a good spot by the side, he began to dig.
Then, he placed the urn and Cathy’s favorite clothes when she was alive inside the ground. Taking a pen, he wrote ‘In loving memory of Cathy Jordan, beloved wife of Felipe Waldburg’ on a plank of wood.
Just then, a drizzle of rain began to fall.
Felipe leaned against the grave tiredly as droplets of rain and tears fell from his eyes.
‘Cathy.
‘Can you see it?
‘You’re my wife.
‘Not the little sister I sponsored.’
Having watched the scene unfurl, Cathy’s cousin, Yui, quickly ran home to tell her mother.
The woman was shocked. “What? The damned girl died?”
“Yeah! She’s dead!” Yui confirmed, thinking back about the painful look Felipe wore as he caressed Cathy’s tombstone. “I didn’t think a woman like Cathy would find a man who’d love her so much.”
“Pfft. What can love buy? I can already tell that the hobo is only here for the house!”
“That’s true. Being handsome doesn’t get you branded accessories and handbags.” Yui pouted in disappointment, deciding to forget about Felipe.
The following day, Yui left the house after putting on glamorous makeup and a sexy dress. She suddenly saw a few limited edition cars she had always wanted to drive into the village.
She stared enviously, only to find the cars stopping by her door.
Stunned, Yui quickly ran out. Her mother who was chatting with the neighbors by the courtyard also ran out at the loud activities.
Seeing the branded cars by their door, the woman looked ecstatic. “Is this the rich suitor you were talking about the other day, Yui? Look at how sincere he is. Mom thinks you should marry him!”
Hearing her mother and looking at the envious gazes the villagers around were giving her, Yui felt her confidence shoot up.
However, the second the man alighted the car, both Yui and her mother’s eyes widened tremendously!
In a tailored limited edition suit, Felipe’s elegant appearance and aura made him look like he had just walked out of a comic.
He looked precisely like the stereotypical cool and unfeeling type of character.
Was he not the same man Yui and her mother called a ‘hobo’ yesterday?
Both Yui and her mother were stunned.
As he strode forward, Felipe glanced at the two women in front of him and parted his lips to instruct, “Throw everything in the house. Don’t let unnecessary people stand in the way.”
“Understood, Mr. Waldburg.”
Following their orders, his subordinates quickly entered the house to throw everything out.
Meanwhile, Felipe walked inside without a care.
“Hey! How can you call people to throw my things out? Who do you think you are…”
Yui’s mother spoke, and Felipe slowly turned to look at her.
His handsome side profile was gentle, but the corners of his eyes were sharp and cold. “This is my wife’s home. I’m merely taking back what belonged to her.”
Yui’s mother was enraged. “What do you mean belonged to her? Her parents died more than a decade ago, even the damned girl is now dead too. You think that just because you rented a few cars and called a few people over that you can try and steal my house? You think you’re some bossy CEO from a TV series?”
While his expression was already cold to begin with, the woman’s use of such words to describe Cathy and the mention of her death had his aura turning downright frosty.
“Say one more word and I’ll have you join my wife in the afterlife.”
“…’
Yui’s mother gulped frantically. She still believed that Felipe was faking it, but his bloodthirst was real.
There was no way Yui’s mother would just stand and watch as Felipe threw all her things away.
She muttered about calling the police, only to have someone from the crowd exclaim, “I’ve seen this handsome man on TV before! He’s the current president of Waldburg Corporation, a member of the most wealthy family in Glendale!”
Both Yui and her mother’s jaw fell to the ground.
“What? He’s a rich president?! How could that damned girl be fancied by such a capable man?” Yui’s mother was indignant.
Yui felt the same way.
How could a damned orphan capture the heart of such a formidable man?
She looked at her own figure confidently, then at the change of emotions in Felipe’s eyes.
After having the people clean up the villa, Felipe decided to live there.
The following morning, he arrived at Cathy’s grave with a bouquet of white roses to pay respect as his mind reminisced about a love that started too late.
A few days later, a subordinate went to look for him frantically. “Master Waldburg, something went wrong with the order for the clients from the RS. Everything we sent them turned out to be scraps. They’re certain that we’re trying to scam them and are requiring that we send them a new batch.”
Having promised Cathy to never do such trades again, Felipe replied faintly, “Send a notice for me that from now on, I, Felipe Waldburg, will no longer take part in the workings of the company. All of you are dismissed. I will deal with the aftermath for the clients from the RS.”
The subordinate’s expression shifted. “Master Waldburg, this—”
“Leave me alone.”
He turned and left with an indifferent expression, locking himself in the room.
The moment his notice was sent, his subordinates flared with fury.
“What? He’s dismissing the company?”
“Why won’t he do such a big trade?”
“He’s giving up all his hard work for a woman?”
Felipe’s subordinates under Dice quickly booked a flight over.
The early summer morning dawned with rainfall, and Felipe went to check on Cathy’s grave in fear that it would be affected by the rain.
Only after confirming that everything would be fine did Felipe return. Upon his arrival, he found quite a few cars stopped by the entrance of his small villa. When he entered the house, he saw Dice and his subordinates waiting impatiently for him.
“Are you really going to dismiss the company, Master Waldburg?” Dice asked.
Felipe’s expression was indifferent. “I don’t like repeating myself.”
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
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