How alfredo revealed in the story of dead stars?

Alfredo is revealed to be alive in the short story "Dead Stars" by Paz Marquez Benitez through a letter that he writes to Julia while he is recovering from his sickness in Japan. His death in the Philippines was reported after a long period of silence from him when he stopped writing back home. However, Alfredo eventually returns and seeks Julia with news that his love for her remains unchanged despite the circumstances that kept them apart.