My Only Love: The Targeted Heiress

"Didn't I promise to answer whatever you asked?"

Ah, right. Cathy almost forgets about this. Vincent promised he would answer any questions from her if she didn't peek while walking towards the middle of the lake earlier.

Cathy had a lot of questions in her mind, but she wanted to confirm something to start with.

"Vincent... you are not an ordinary photographer. But you are someone from the Regnz family." more precisely, Cathy said it as a statement, not a question.

Vincent did not think that the first topic that arose was his family origins. How did Cathy know that his family was Regnz? As he remembered, they had not mentioned Regnz at all during the introduction earlier.

Of course, Vincent forgot something. This girl was keen and heedful toward her surrounding, more than ordinary women. He shouldn't have been surprised if his girl had found out about his family during their meeting earlier.

When Catherine first entered Vincent's family residence, Cathy quickly recognized Vincent's mother and older sister's faces. She was sure the two women didn't remember her, but Cathy still remembered their faces.

Cathy's memory in remembering people's faces was quite sharp because it became her habit to remember anyone she meets, whether that person came from the lower class or high class.

You could say she sharpened her brain memory because of work requirements. When she worked as a waitress in a restaurant, she had to remember each customer. Not to mention that while working as an assistant to Benjamin Paxton, she had to quickly memorize the faces and names of her uncle's business partners.

Cathy might not recognize their first names, but she remembered the family names. They were the Regnz family. How could she forget about this family as her uncle invited almost the whole of the Regnz family to the grand opening in Pina Island?

The Regnz was not as big as Paxton Corp or Bernz Auto Industry in the business industry. But the name Regnz was quite influential in the furniture and architect fields. Perhaps one of the reasons why her uncle invited Regnz was that Regnz's company invested all the furniture and designs of the Star Risen building.

She assumed that Mrs. Regnz would be the same as other ladies who think of herself high and act arrogantly toward a newcomer. However, the older woman proved her wrong. 

Mrs. Regnz immediately hugged her as if the woman had known her for a long time, making her stupified. The woman treated her warmly as a member of her family, likewise with the man's sister and niece.

They all didn't treat her awkwardly and welcomed her with open arms as if Cathy was no stranger.

Seeing the little bickering between Vincent and his sister made her envious. Not that she wanted to bicker with her sisters, it's just that… even though the two siblings looked like fighting, at the same time, they seemed to be teasing each other. They were mischief, nosy, and naughty, yet they supported each other as if they were like inseparable friends.

Cathy never argued with her siblings, even though she often saw Anna quarreling with the twins, maybe because their age was very close. Anna was only two years older than the twins. On the other hand, Cathy was eight years above Anna. Thus, she often gave in, and her younger siblings would only obey her when she was angry.

Because of that, she never had the chance what it was like to bicker with her siblings. She did not have a brother who argued with her or joked with her. So far, she had acted like a mother figure as well as a good sister to her three younger siblings.

She also remembered the lovely little girl. The child was the one who kissed Vincent's cheek when she was looking for Anna while Vincent was wearing an all-black outfit with his mask.

Cathy herself was accustomed to handling small children when she looked after and accompanied her little siblings, so she did not mind when the child named Abi promptly climbed onto her lap and asked permission to touch her hair.

She was just surprised that a child for Abi's age did not feel afraid at all when she met a stranger. Cathy remembered that her younger siblings would hide behind her or greeted strangers shyly when they met visitors.

Cathy still remembered that Vincent was just an ordinary photographer who just waited for customers to call for his services on their first encounter after they came back from the island.

Come to think of it, this young man never worried about his finances every time he bought her a meal. Although it was rare to see the young man working, Cathy did not feel the vibe of unemployment or laziness on Vincent's attitude. Otherwise, Cathy wouldn't enjoy the man's accompaniment, and she would avoid the man at all cost because she didn't want to get lazy as the man.

All whole this time, Cathy couldn't stop wondering what kind of man Vincent was, and now it all made sense that Vincent was the son of the Regnz family.

"You're right. My real name is Vincentius Regnz. How do you know? I never mentioned my last name."

"I remember they were at the Star Risen opening in Pina."

"Who?"

"Mrs. Regnz and your sister. I did see a child kissed your cheek that night, and that child was none other than adorable Abigail."

Vincent chuckled, amused at the short explanation. "I don't know whether I should be proud or afraid of you. Your memory is frightening like a detective. I need to be careful around you so you wouldn't find any reason to put me in jail." Vincent said it with a humorous tone, making Cathy giggle.

"Ah, I also remembered that on the night of our second banquet, you introduced yourself as Vincent Black H. What's with that name?"

Vincent cleared his throat several times, trying to get away from this one question. How could he possibly tell the true meaning of his nickname?

The tiger woman gave him the nickname so that he only took the name when he introduced himself, not to reveal his real identity. Vincent Black Hedgehog. How could he have told his beloved girl that shameful nickname?

"This case is closed. Ask something else."

Cathy laughed with amusement. It looks like she couldn't tease the man about this topic anymore. So she stopped and was now seriously discussing the thing that had been making her nervous.

"Vincent. To be honest... I can't tell the difference between colors. I... I am a color-blind girl."

"Hm. I know."

As suspected, the man indeed knew her weakness.

"And you still like me?"

"What does my feeling have to do with you who can't see colors? I don't see any problems, and I don't care. If you can't enjoy beauty through seeing, I will make you enjoy beauty through your other senses. Hearing, smell, and..." Vincent grasped one hand of hers to bring it to his lips, "Touch." he continued after giving a brief kiss on the back of her hand.

Cathy could feel her heart melt receiving that endearing action, but she couldn't just accept the man's feeling. Other problems weigh more, way more fatal than her disability to see colors.

"But... you don't know me at all. I mean, we only met for months."

"And those months were enough for me to fall in love with you."

"But..."

"If you are worried that I will leave you after knowing your weakness, then you don't need to worry. I don't care what your past is like or what your family is like, for me, I already know your character and your way of thinking... well, actually sometimes I can't immediately tell what you want, but that's enough to convince me." Vincent paused to look Cathy seriously in the eyes. "I believe you are the only woman I want to be by my side all my life."

Cathy couldn't hold her overwhelmed feelings, and her eyes were filled with tears without realizing it. She never imagined that she would find such a compassionate, understanding man like Vincent.

If possible, she wanted to answer and reply to the young man's feelings immediately. She wished she could tell the man that she had fallen in love with him too. Vincent was also the one who first made her react, who was not her usual self. Vincent was the first time that made her want to be pampered and relax without thinking about work. The first man who made her want to rely on someone.

But... she didn't want to make him suffer later. There was still one more weakness that she believed Vincent did not know yet.

She had to tell him. She should be prepared herself if he avoided her as soon as he learned of her weakness.

However, if Vincent's feeling could accept her, if his feelings remained the same.... could she hope? Would she be able to live happily with the man she loves in the future?