After they left the branch, Kendrick and Felipe walked on the streets. It was at the end of summer.
The two of them did not have the barrier and rivalry they had before. Now, they could have a peaceful and friendly exchange.
“How did you know about Ryan’s business? Also, how did you know where he hid the goods used for trading?” Kendrick asked Felipe the questions he had in his heart.
After Felipe heard that, his thin and narrow eyes looked distracted. After a few seconds, he parted his lips.
“After Cathy died because of me, the only thing in my mind was revenge. However, I realized the hatred that I was obsessed with all these years was just a misunderstanding. In that instant, I felt as if my life had lost all meaning.
“After Cathy knew about my illegal business, she told me to stop. After she left, I stopped doing that completely. However, when I thought about how the Stygian Johnsons had disfigured her, I decided to find out everything about the Stygian Johnsons.”
He paused as he was saying that. Then, he looked at Kendrick who was listening to him quietly.
“Then, during the process of my investigation, I found out about Ryan Jones. This person looked like a gentle and elegant gentleman on the surface, but in reality, he was just exploiting his job at Interpol to help Yorick and the Stygian Johnsons to complete one illegal trade after another.
“He rarely showed himself and Yorick was the only person who knew about Ryan’s true identity. However, it would be impossible for one to come out clean after having one foot in the mud. As such, I followed the clues and found Ryan’s unknown secret base in F Country.
“Ryan’s a vigilant person. He almost caught me once but he didn’t know me so he could not find out who I was.”
Kendrick finally understood after hearing what Felipe said.
Ryan was a very intractable rival.
He was extremely schemeful and was always prepared for a rainy day. As such, that was why he could accurately calculate his next move.
However, the only thing he miscalculated was Niamh’s feelings toward Kendrick.
He thought he could at least make Niamh like him, but in the end, he realized the only thing in this world he could not force were feelings.
“Right, I saw something online as well. Someone said Uncle killed Old Master Jones more than ten years ago. What’s up with this?”
Kendrick frowned and then a smile unfolded on his face.
“It’s just a misunderstanding, but this misunderstanding was man-made.”
“Man-made?”
Felipe was curious. However, he would not suspect the old master anymore.
After listening to Kendrick’s detailed explanation, Felipe was feeling angry for the old master.
“It seems that Uncle will always be involved in this sort of scandal. I also misunderstood him back then.” Felipe sounded extremely apologetic when he was saying that. “However, since it’s a misunderstanding, it’ll be solved sooner or later. Even so, Ryan might not be able to accept the truth.”
Kendrick agreed with Felipe. “Not only would he not accept it, but the Joneses wouldn’t accept it either,” he said while looking at Felipe who looked relieved.
Then, he asked the question he had in his heart, “Back in Waldburg Manor, you said after you finished your important task, you’ll go somewhere you need to go. Could it be…”
Before Kendrick could finish talking, Felipe smiled and nodded.
He stood under the tree next to the crosswalk and looked at the busy road. His eyes were filled with indescribable melancholy and loneliness.
“Cathy’s gone and I don’t have much to live for. Cathy wouldn’t have died if I didn’t choose the wrong path back then and touched something I shouldn’t.”
Felipe lowered his gaze in remorse. The hand hiding in his pants pocket was clenching around the small glass bottle.
The person he loved the most was there.
“I’ve done everything I need to do. The Stygian Johnson Gang has collapsed, Yorick is dead, and Ryan has been arrested, so I should go and surrender myself.”
After he said that, Felipe let out a sigh of relief.
The sun penetrated the green leaves and branches while creating mottled light rays on Felipe’s handsome face. He was smiling, but his smile looked bitter.
“Sometimes, I wonder why Eveline could still forgive you and how you could still pick up the pieces and start anew even after you had hurt her so badly. On the other hand, why couldn’t Cathy and I have the chance to start again?
“After that, I thought things through. I shouldn’t blame the gods for being unfair and accuse others. I was the one at fault and I was the one who brought trouble upon myself.”
Felipe turned around to look at Kendrick who was now frowning slightly.
“Kendrick, I wish you and Eveline all the happiness for the rest of your lives. This time, I’m wishing you sincerely.”
After Felipe said that, he crossed the road using the crosswalk.
Looking at Felipe’s unaffected figure, Kendrick felt his heart ache for no reason.
He knew Felipe was sincerely wishing him and Niamh all the best. However, he might not have the chance to come back after he left.
At this moment, he could feel Felipe’s concern and feelings toward Cathy.
Suddenly, he found it to be ironic and felt that Niamh was right when she said what she said back then.
Did all the Waldburg men have weird fetishes? They loved hurting the women who loved them who were coincidentally also the women they loved.
They would only come to a sudden and complete realization after this woman was completely battered and bruised by them.
However, it would be too late when it came to this.
Kendrick was lucky because God gave him a chance to make up for his mistakes and repent for his sins.
However, as for Felipe…
The person he loved would never come back.
Felipe crossed the crosswalk and during this short distance, he carried a lot of pain in his heart.
‘Cathy, do you know how much I wish to hold your hand while crossing the road like normal couples do?
‘However, you’ve punished me with such a cruel method.’
When he recalled the scene of Cathy collapsing in front of him, Felipe felt his vision turning cloudy.
He looked at the sweet couples who were holding hands on the road, reminding him of his severe negligence and hurt toward Cathy.
“Cathy…”
Felipe stood in the middle of the road absent-mindedly like a statue. He completely ignored the cars around him as his mind became occupied with remorse he was unable to make up for.
‘Cathy, if we can do this again, please don’t love me so much anymore.
‘Your tragedy started when you fell in love with me.
‘However, I’m not worthy.’
Felipe sobbed soundlessly as his eyes turned red without his knowledge.
“Cathy, I’ll come to you soon.”
He smiled and knew what kind of sentence he would have to face.
Even though he was not the one who shot and killed Cathy, he was the one who ordered it.
Combined with his illegal trades throughout all these years, he would get a severe punishment.
F Country retained the death penalty.
The death penalty was also exactly what he wanted.
Beep beep!
Suddenly, a harsh horn sounded from in front of him.
Felipe did not notice it while standing on the side of the road. As the car got closer and closer, a warm little palm held his hand tightly all of a sudden.
Only then did Felipe feel something and abruptly jolt back to his senses.
He lowered his gaze to see a pair of clear and round eyes. Before he could take a closer look at the child, Felipe noticed that a car was quickly approaching them. As such, he picked up the child and retreated safely to the sidewalk.
Felipe put the child down only to realize that it was a little boy who was about one or two years old. He was still very young and tender.
The little guy blinked his big eyes and looked at him, then he opened his mouth to say incoherently, “Danger. Mommy said cars are danger.”
Felipe understood what this child was saying. He was trying to tell him that cars were dangerous.
Felipe’s mind started to wander when he looked at the toddler’s fair and adorable face.
“Thank you, buddy.” Felipe thanked the little boy. When he was about to say something to the child, a woman’s voice called out to him from not far away.
“Juan.”
Felipe lifted his gaze to look over. Then, he saw a young woman wandering into his vision with a bouquet of yellow roses.
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.