The days after returning home, Cathy would stay in her apartment in a daze and rarely went out. Most of the time, she would just be standing on the balcony tending to the yellow roses.
‘Felipe, maybe you didn’t know this but yellow roses also carry meaning.
‘It means I’m still waiting for you.
‘However, you will eventually leave me. You’ll leave me forever and ever.’
Cathy did not expect Felipe to be sentenced so quickly and would even be executed soon.
When she woke up early this morning, the sky was gray.
Cathy held the umbrella and walked to the flower shop downstairs. She bought a bunch of yellow roses as usual. When she walked out of the shop, the rain suddenly became slightly heavier.
Looking at the city shrouded in rain and fog, Cathy’s heart seemed to fall into darkness.
As her thoughts wandered, her phone vibrated. It was a call from Adam. Cathy answered and Adam’s gentle greeting sounded from the other end.
“Are you okay?” Adam’s voice was gentle and laced with boundless concern.
Cathy froze for a moment before speaking, “I’m fine. How about you?”
On the other end, Adam was silent for a while. “I’m fine too. If you have time, bring the kids over to hang out with me. I miss Juan and Jan.”
“I’ll bring them over to play with you. Thank you, Adam. I’ll hang up now if there’s nothing else.”
“Okay.” Although Adam was a little reluctant, he still ended the call.
Cathy looked at the dimmed phone screen. Then, the screen lit up again while she was in a daze. This time, it was from Kendrick.
For some reason, she started to feel dazed when she looked at the incoming call.
In the end, she still answered the call. “Kendrick, what’s the matter?”
“He’s gone.”
It was just a few brief words but they were deeply imprinted in Cathy’s heart.
She also instantly understood what he meant by that.
“Cathy, are you still listening?”
Cathy abruptly came to her senses when she heard Kendrick calling out to her.
“I am.”
She tried to control her emotions and keep calm, but she still could not hide the tremble in her voice.
“Thank you for telling me about this, Kendrick. If there’s nothing else, I’m going to hang up now.”
Cathy hung up the phone in a hurry at the same time she finished her sentence.
She did not have the courage to continue listening at all. She could not even handle even one more word.
The rain in front of her was getting heavier and heavier. The dense raindrops seemed to smash against her heart, causing her intense pain.
The yellow roses in her arms seemed to lose their colors in an instant, losing their original meaning as well.
Tears escaped from her eyes unconsciously, blurring her vision.
‘Felipe Waldburg, I don’t know if we’ll meet again in the next life, but in this life, it seems we have no chance of meeting ever again.’
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After the flare-up from that day, Niamh moved back to Waldburg Manor.
The original plan was that when Niamh had a flare-up, Adam would take a sample of the anti-toxoid test reagent that Shirley gave her. However, the situation was so urgent that Adam did not manage to get the sample of the anti-toxoid test reagent.
Adam felt very guilty regarding this because this was his purpose for letting Niamh move in and now it was all for nothing. However, he would not give up just like this. He started studying the poison developed by Shirley with another approach.
Niamh was not bothered but Kendrick was even more worried now.
He had no idea what poison Shirley had used on Niamh, and he did not even know what would happen to Niamh the next time her condition flared up.
When he recalled what he had gone through whenever he had flare-ups, he could not imagine the pain Niamh would have to endure. It might even be several times worse than what he had gone through.
However, he did not express his worries. He no longer expressed his worries in front of Niamh.
After Niamh returned to Waldburg Manor, she had more time to take care of Eloise and accompany her children. Among the three children, she was worried about Lillian the most.
Kendrick knew what Niamh was worried about. Plus, he finally got a response after sending people to look for Fabian.
During breakfast, Kendrick stopped Niamh who was going to take care of the children. “Nia, there’s news about Fabian.”
Niamh was alarmed but pleasantly surprised. “Where is he now? Is he still in Glendale?”
“He’s returned to F Country,” Kendrick told Niamh what he had learned. “He’s also started a business, and he seems to be doing pretty well.”
“He started a business?” Niamh pondered thoughtfully for a few seconds. “Kendrick, did you get into contact with him?”
Kendrick frowned and shook his head slightly. “He didn’t change his number. He just doesn’t want to contact us anymore.”
Upon hearing this, Niamh inevitably felt a little disappointed.
She did not understand Fabian as a person at the beginning, but eventually, she started treating him as a trusted friend.
Niamh did not think that Fabian wanted to distance himself from them because of what had happened to Lana and Yorick. He was not that kind of person. He had a sense of justice and would stand on the side of justice rather than his family.
“Kendrick, I want to meet Fabian. I’m not doing this just for Lily. I also want to figure out why he’s decided to cut off contact with us. I don’t think he’s doing this because of what happened to Lana and Yorick. He’s not that kind of person.” Niamh was very sure of Fabian’s personality in her heart.
Kendrick also agreed. “I’ve asked someone to look into him. He’s coming to Glendale next week to discuss business. Although he doesn’t want to see us, we can still go see him.”
“Okay.” Niamh had come to a decision. She needed to meet Fabian.
The moment she made her decision, her phone rang.
When she saw that it was from Cathy, Niamh looked at Kendrick.
“Nia, don’t forget the last thing Felipe told us.”
“I know,” Niamh promised before picking up the call. She put Cathy on speaker.
Apart from the sound of rain, it was silent on the other end of the call.
“Cathy.” Niamh was the first to break the silence. She could probably guess what Cathy was feeling right now.
“It’s me, Evie,” Cathy finally said something, “Evie, I want to know where he’s buried.”
Niamh looked at Kendrick and then said calmly, “Do you want to go see him?”
“He didn’t want to see me for the last time but I shall go and see him for the last time,” Cathy explained. Niamh could hear the helplessness and pain in her words.
Niamh did not say much and just replied, “I’ll send you the address later.”
“Thank you, Evie. I’m hanging up now.”
“Cathy.” Niamh stopped her. “Do you still hate Felipe?”
After she asked that question, there was a long silence on the other end of the call.
Niamh could probably guess the answer. She did not ask anymore and said, “I’ll send the address over to you. You should go when the rain stops. It’s inconvenient to go on a rainy day.”
“Thank you for your reminder, Evie. I’ll take good care of myself. I won’t let people who care about me worry anymore.”
“That’s good.” Niamh hung up the phone while feeling at ease. However, she still had a feeling that Cathy would definitely rush to the destination the second she got the address.
Just as Niamh expected, Cathy grabbed an umbrella and left the house after receiving the address.
On the cold and windy winter morning, the cemetery was so quiet that there was only the sound of rain and wind.
Cathy slowly walked to one of the tombstones and looked at the words ‘Felipe Waldburg’ engraved on it. While she was looking at it, she started laughing all of a sudden. However, after some laughing, she started crying.
“I’m sure you didn’t expect to die before me, right? You thought I was dead these last two years.”
“Felipe, I guess what was between us is just a joke.”
“I’ll raise the children myself. If you can hear me, then remember to look over the kids.”
Cathy muttered to herself. She slowly bent down to put the bouquet of yellow roses in front of the tombstone.
“Don’t think that everything has come to an end now that you’re dead. Felipe, I hate you. I still hate you.”
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.