All Too Late

“I like your cooking, but you won’t cook for me,” replied Samuel in a crisp and clear voice. His aura seemed ever so regal.

Kathleen’s red lips clamped shut. She refused to talk.

Samuel ate quietly.

The truth was that he was satisfied with being able to sit there and share a meal with her peacefully. He didn’t dare to even dream of more.

Still, his heart ached because he had to force her to eat with him.

He knew that Kathleen never wanted to stay and that she didn’t even want to see him.

Kathleen put her cutlery down after taking a few bites. After that, she sipped water while waiting for Samuel to finish his meal.

Samuel, on the other hand, ate extremely slowly. It was as if he was deliberately torturing her.

As Kathleen sipped her water, she had a frosty look.

“There is something wrong with my stomach,” explained Samuel. “It’ll hurt if I don’t eat slowly.”

Kathleen heartlessly pointed out, “That has nothing to do with me.”

A hint of sorrow flashed past his eyes. “I know. I just wanted to talk to you.”

Kathleen put her glass down and stopped being mean.

Samuel knew that was just how she was.

She couldn’t be mean even though she hated him with every fiber of her being.

Samuel’s dark eyes shone with suppressed desires and intelligence. “A year ago, I stumbled upon some information about how Vanessa has been searching for a woman.”

Kathleen raised her brow and stared at him.

“That woman is connected to Vanessa in some way, but that is not the important bit,” continued Samuel before he paused a while. “The interesting bit is that Vanessa didn’t send Ivan to capture that woman. Instead, she wanted him to kill her.”

Kathleen turned her attention to him. “What proof do you have to back up your words?”

Samuel had a skin-deep grin on when he turned to her.

She gripped her glass, and her fingers turned pale from that. “You have some conditions, don’t you?” she added upon seeing that smile.

“Yes,” replied Samuel, nodding.

“Hah! And to think that just

voice sounded amazing when he replied, “That is true, but

agree to your terms,” protested Kathleen. She was a

his smile

her and

Kathleen was taken aback.

this, you can prove that Ivan committed the crime. However, your

bit her lip. “What do you

to accept his gift

in a magnetic voice. “You

stared in astonishment. That’s

Kathleen, and he grinned. “If you find that to be

had stopped her, she would only end up hating

Samuel knew all

her lip once more. “Do

The lust in his

shut as if

for you, but only because I don’t want to

you ever return, please cook for me again, okay?” He grinned. A dangerous and ambiguous aura seeped out of his eyes

her had helped solve a huge

his debt, but

can’t just leave with everything he gave me. He doesn’t owe me anything… at least not where this matter

if I am free.” She

said Samuel

up and left with the

gracefully sipped his glass of warm water.

Charles as

took a sharp turn at that moment. No, that’s not right. I should be the one to protect her. I won’t let her

ran past his mind, he picked up his phone to

production team and make them chase Kylie away,” ordered Samuel mercilessly. “Also, Christopher’s grandfather set up an arranged marriage for Christopher when the latter was a baby. Look into the matter and find some way to

taken aback to hear

Mr. Macari is

dilly-dallying and just do it,” demanded

Tyson. He put his phone away

on his victim. I guess Mrs. Macari is

folder with her

him and said, “Take a look and deal with it

all that, she

on,” called out Charles.