Felipe’s voice trembled. Even his hand, which held the candle, began to shake.

He tried to hold back his tears, but he could not stop the grief from flooding his heart.

He recalled bits and pieces of his memories. If he had been nice to Cathy in even the slightest, perhaps he would not be so pained to the point of having difficulty breathing.

He had, however, mostly brought her tears and heartache over those years.

“Cath, I’ll personally raise our children.

“I’ll remember what you had told me. I’ll teach our children to be righteous and be useful members of society.”

Felipe promised from the bottom of his heart. His tear-filled gaze remained fixed on the photo of Cathy, who was smiling brightly like a blooming flower.

“Cath, let’s arrange to meet again in our next lives. When that time comes, let me be the one to court you. Let me be the one to love you.”

Felipe reached out and gently brushed his cold fingertips across the photo.

‘Cath, I actually knew.

day we parted on the beach, I remained

all the pain

this time I had not dared to tell you. These three words have been buried deep inside my

this thought, Felipe struggled to lift the corners of his lips, smiling faintly at Cathy’s

“Cath, I love you.”

her, which had been buried deep in his heart for a long

resent the heavens and everybody else. He would blame God for making him confused

his confusion he and Cathy had missed the opportunity to

had been alive, they had

if he could, he sincerely wished that she was safe and well. Even if she had another man, he

the ending he had imagined would

there in silence for an hour, holding

the police came into

urge to break free, but Cathy’s words lingered in

he said, “I’ ll contest to having my sentence reduced for an early release. Meanwhile, I may have to bother you

Cathy and your children are part of the Whitman family. Linnie and I will treat them as if they

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