Chapter 429

Chapter 429: VINCENT AND CATHERINE

“I know you are suffering. It’s all because of me, I know that. If you want to blame, then blame me. Please don’t cancel the wedding.”

Catherine was surprised, hurt and disgusted when she heard Vincent’s unreasonable request.

However, it wasn’t the end. Vincent had more to say.

“Catherine, if you promise to be with me, I’ll make sure to leave Betty and never ever see her again. It will be just the two of us. There will be no one in the future.”

Veronica was irritated by his words. She opened her mouth to speak but stopped. She looked at her friend.

‘It’ll be better if she deals with him alone,’ she thought.

Catherine’s blue eyes teared up as she looked at Vincent.

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“I already promised to be with you but you are the one who broke the promise,” she reminded him.

Vincent felt embarrassed. He looked at her pain-struck face. It made him feel suffocated.

“I know. I’m sorry. I don’t know how things ended up like that. I have only myself to blame. Catherine, I’m really really sorry. If you want to get angry, please be angry. If you want to hit me, please do so. Just stay with me till the end of the day, okay?”

Catherine wiped her tears and looked away. “How can I? Your mother said I’m not suitable for you. She doesn’t want an orphan like me. I guess Betty is the only choice even though she doesn’t have parents.”

Vincent was dumbstruck.

‘Mother, how could you say that to her? You just made this worse!’

He felt like crying.

“What?! Mother said that?! Impossible! She is wrong! It’s not your fault. My mother is delusional. She was just mad and spouted nonsense.

“She was ill-tempered because of what happened. She was just mad at me but lashed out at you. I apologize on her behalf.”

Catherine let out a sigh. “I’m the one who suffered the most. Why would she lash out at me if she was mad at you? Is she a fool or do you take me for a fool?”

Vincent’s face became a bit somber. “If you are mad, just come at me, Catherine. Don’t say bad things about my mother.”

His voice had a hint of warning.

Catherine shook her head. “You make me surprised. I did nothing wrong. I didn’t harm you or did anything to become your enemy. You and your mother hurt me, humiliated me and did whatever you felt like doing without thinking about how I would feel.

“What gives you the right to talk to me like that? What will go wrong if I tell the truth? Vincent, you and your family are allowed to wrong me once. Not twice.

“I didn’t give you the right to hurt me whenever you please. If you can’t do that, why should we get married? I will gain nothing from marrying a cheater like you.”

Vincent’s firm attitude changed when he heard that.

She might not gain anything but he would lose everything if he didn’t marry her.

His reputation and family reputation would go to waste. Furthermore, they had the resort business.

Not to mention Catherine was a virgin blonde beauty.

Although Betty was a blonde beauty like Catherine, she was too seductive and sly. A girl like her was hard to control.

Moreover, she didn’t care about her dignity and was easy to spread her legs. A woman like her was unfit to marry a respectable man. She was even pregnant before marriage.

But Catherine was a sweet, bashful girl. She preserved her dignity and worked in the Royal Palace. She had a good reputation and was well-mannered.

And with her beauty like that, anyone who would marry her would win.

Evaluating their overall characters, Vincent would prefer to be with Catherine for the rest of his life than Betty.

‘Who would want to marry a loose woman? I need a wife who will take care of my family. I don’t have time to keep an eye on my wife whether she is sleeping with other men or not. If she can sleep with an engaged man like me, I’m sure she can go for a married man.’

Thinking of all that, Vincent already eliminated Betty from the list.

Vincent took a deep breath to clear his head.

“I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have used that tone with you. But I’m ready to change. I’m ready-”

“Vincent, if you marry me you will have to say sorry for the rest of your lives,” Catherine interrupted him. “Do you know why?”

She added, “Because you will keep making mistakes and will have to apologize. You can never make eye contact with me.”

Vincent’s face paled. “Catherine...”

“Vincent, the moment you slept with her, you knew it was impossible.”

“Catherine, please just listen...”

“If it was me sleeping with another man after the engagement, would you accept me?”

“...” Vincent couldn’t reply.

The answer was so obvious.

Catherine didn’t have to wait for him. She scoffed and then gestured at Veronica before walking past Vincent.

She didn’t look back. Her eyes were straight at the road.

But her vision started to blur soon.

Veronica ran after her. Before leaving, she glared at Vincent.

“You will regret what you have done,” she told him.

Vincent couldn’t reply. He looked at the back of the two ladies. Their hair was shining in the sunlight.

All of a sudden, he lost strength and fell to his knees. His heart felt empty.

Thinking of the good times he had with Catherine and was close to obtaining her forever made his heart throb more than he expected.

‘...This can’t end like this. The wedding is almost near. If she doesn’t come, what will happen? Should I put Betty on her spot? But my relatives already know Catherine’s face. They will surely discuss it and people will find out. I should do something about this.’

From the shadows, Felix and Sebastian were guarding Veronica and Catherine.

“Their wedding... what happened to them?” Sebastian asked.

“Nothing much. This jerk cheated on her with Betty, the pregnant lady,” Felix narrated the report he presented to Arthur before.

Sebastian listened quietly. His anger rose slowly. While doing so, he clenched his fist so tightly that his nails dug into his palm.

‘I let her go to you and that’s how you treat her? You son of a bitch. Even if she let go and forgives you, I won’t ever forgive you,’ he said in his mind.

Veronica caught up to Catherine and grabbed her shoulder.

“Cathy, are you okay?” she asked in concern.

“I don’t know....” Catherine took a deep breath.

Droplets of tears fell from her eyes. She felt like choking.

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It hurt. Her heart hurt. As if thousands of knives pierced through her chest and dug out her chest.

She opened her mouth and wanted to inhale but she faced problems breathing.

Veronica noticed it and rubbed her back. “Cathy, are you having a hard time breathing? What should I do?”

She panicked quickly. She knew she couldn’t use her healing power for breathing.

Catherine was rather calm when she couldn’t inhale properly.

Vincent’s loving gaze came to her mind.

She loved him. When he expressed that he wanted her to be his girlfriend, she was already dreaming of being with him, marrying him and growing old with him.

She had feelings for Sebastian and she realized it too late.

But, her affection for Vincent was real. She wanted to protect her dream and happiness. That’s why she rejected Sebastian and chose him.

Nonetheless, what did she get from all that?

She couldn’t think about it anymore.

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After Catherine left with Felix to Ironin’s palace, Veronica got busy with Catherine’s job.

At the end of the day, she didn’t have the energy to have dinner. She was dragging her exhausted body to the bedroom when Sebastian came to meet her.

“Mistress, you wanted to talk to me,” he said.

“Yes, I won’t be going out for a while. Can you keep an eye on Vincent and see what he is doing?” she asked.

‘He doesn’t look like a person who will let Cathy go that easily,’ she thought. ‘A cheating man cannot be so simple. The wedding is drawing near. Vincent’s letters are still coming every day. I need to know what he is doing.’

Sebastian paused before asking, “Is there anything else I have to do other than observe him?”

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“What else could be done?” Veronica asked.

“Beating him to the point of his face becoming unrecognizable...” Sebastian had a list of punishments for Vincent.

He started making it after he found out about Vincent’s cheating.

Veronica chuckled. “Oh, how I wish you could do them all but let’s wait and see what’s his next move. Notify me if he does something.”

Although Sebastian was disappointed not to be able to punish Vincent, he had to take the order. “As you wish, Mistress.”

After that, Veronica continued to do her job.

But one day, Sebastian came back with shocking news.