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.

we parted on the beach, I remained in your

all

words have been buried deep inside my heart for

to lift the corners of his lips, smiling faintly

“Cath, I love you.”

photo, Felipe finally confessed his feelings for her, which had been buried deep in his heart for a long

everybody else. He would blame

he and Cathy had missed the

Cathy had been alive, they had

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

had imagined

sat there in silence for an

the police came into

cuffed once again. He felt a strong urge to break free, but Cathy’s words lingered in his mind. He

Felipe walked past Jeremy and Madeline, he said, “I’ ll contest to having my sentence reduced for an early release. Meanwhile, I may

the Whitman family. Linnie and I will treat them as if they were our own. We’ll take good care of

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