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.

off the reminder since she wasn’t ovulating and

together. Hence, she did not see the need

had been planted in her womb, and

taking my plan B pills the last time,”

to retrieve a box of

reached Kathleen’s lips when Samuel grabbed her hand, disrupting her. “Fine, I trust you. You haven’t been feeling well lately. Taking these

unlike you!

Samuel was incensed.

act irresponsibly? Still, it is true that Kathleen often has to

you prefer to be as

a man were to truly love me, he would certainly

man would

swear I’ll prove it to you by finding a good man

when I say that such men are a mere

about me anyway? Kathleen is given ample money to spend. Besides, her needs and wants, both in bed and in day-to-day life are well taken care of.

out there are a dime a dozen. I can’t believe my poor luck to have met the

means that we’re fated then,”

my rotten luck. I

been lust-addled to have

Samuel huffed in displeasure.

that

inexplicably become more prone to losing

however, it could be that her mood swings

the space between her eyebrows,

then proceeded to flop onto the bed, pull

Samuel grimaced.

to instigate my anger then promptly snooze off like nobody’s business. She would not have dared to

heavens for her quick wit in switching

have proposed to take them

drifted off

was pinned on

eyesore. Best get rid of it. How

man was defined by his actions in not allowing her to consume birth-control pills,

use a condom from this

turned to his side, taking in the view of

as fresh peach and

to her. Especially Christopher. The way

of that did not sit well with Samuel, and he

Kathleen shrieked as she struggled to escape

the