All Too Late

Chapter 21 Why Is He Not Good Enough

Kathleen was having a fitful sleep when she was awoken by a bitingly cold presence.

Her gaze landed on Samuel, who was standing by her bed.

She was overcome with nerves and disbelief that he had actually returned.

Samuel regarded the squeamish Kathleen in an icily condescending manner. “You’re pregnant?”

“No. Who told you that? Do you deny the lab test results?” Kathleen bit back as she worried her bottom lip.

“Then what is it that you’re looking at?” retorted Samuel as he pointed at the tablet.

Kathleen pursed her lips. “I had promised to help Gemma out tomorrow by volunteering at a charity home advocating for autistic children. Do you find fault in me doing some background research beforehand?”

That managed to convince Samuel.

“What time will you be leaving tomorrow?” asked Samuel dispassionately.

“I plan to reach by ten o’clock.”

Kathleen secretly heaved a sigh of relief.

That was a close call. Her pregnancy was almost revealed.

“Are you certain you’re not pregnant?” Samuel reiterated.

“Of course. When have I skipped my birth control pills?” deadpanned Kathleen.

“That trip to the hot springs two months prior.” Samuel could still recall it vividly.

Well, that was true indeed.

Kathleen had decided to head to the hot springs on a whim while Samuel had been there on a job inspection. Neither she nor Samuel had an inkling that either party would be present, yet both had met out of sheer coincidence.

It had only taken Samuel one look at Kathleen, enticingly flushed and bundled up in a bathrobe, for him to ravish her completely in his room.

In the heat of the moment, Samuel had forgotten to bring along his condoms.

He rarely used them, as a matter of fact, and relied on Kathleen’s regular intake of morning-after pills.

After their night together, he had urged Kathleen to take her pills on time and hastily left for work.

Kathleen was so wrung out after the night’s exertions that she failed to act on it immediately.

the reminder since she wasn’t ovulating and

the subsequent few times they slept together. Hence, she did not see the

a seed had been planted in her womb, and a new life took

the last time,” explained Kathleen coolly. “I’ll ingest

box of morning-after pills from

had almost reached Kathleen’s lips when Samuel grabbed her hand, disrupting her. “Fine, I trust you. You haven’t been feeling well lately. Taking these pills might only cause more harm

meet won’t let me suffer through this, unlike you!

Samuel was incensed.

that

would you prefer to be as fecund

a man were to truly love me, he would certainly have a

man would commit such

skewed. I swear I’ll

me, Kathleen, when I say that such men are

about me anyway? Kathleen is given ample money to spend.

believe my poor luck to have

we’re fated

“As if! Curse my rotten luck. I must have

lust-addled to have pined after

Samuel huffed in displeasure.

instantly sensed that

that she had inexplicably become more prone

that her mood swings were

the space between her eyebrows, deflated. “Whatever,

to flop onto the bed, pull up the covers,

Samuel grimaced.

She would not have

quick wit in

take them right

off and succumbed

glacial gaze was pinned on the bottle

rid of it. How

defined by his actions in not allowing her to consume birth-control

a condom from this

to his side, taking in the

as soft and luscious as fresh peach and slept as soundly as an endearing tabby

wonder everyone seems drawn to her. Especially Christopher. The way he

sit well with Samuel, and he was compelled to wrap Kathleen

of me you scum!” Kathleen shrieked as

dismay at the commotion, but Kathleen was