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.

she wasn’t

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

in her womb,

plan B pills the last time,” explained Kathleen coolly. “I’ll ingest them right now if you

retrieve a box of morning-after pills

her hand, disrupting her. “Fine, I trust you. You haven’t been feeling well lately. Taking these pills might only cause more harm

the future men I meet won’t let me suffer through this, unlike you! All

Samuel was incensed.

true that Kathleen often has

would you prefer to be as fecund

love me, he would certainly have a

on. No man would commit

skewed. I swear I’ll prove it to

men are

What is so bad 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

can’t believe my poor luck to have met the only

we’re fated then,”

“As if! Curse my rotten luck. I

mind must have been lust-addled to have pined after him for ten

Samuel huffed in displeasure.

sensed that

seemed that she had inexplicably become more prone to losing her

her research, however, it could be that her mood swings were due to pregnancy

eyebrows, deflated. “Whatever,

proceeded to flop onto the bed, pull up the

Samuel grimaced.

like nobody’s business. She would not have dared

wit in switching the birth control

proposed to take them right before Samuel

drifted off and

pinned on the

rid of it. How am I

not allowing her to consume birth-control pills, then so

would use a condom from this

showering, Samuel lay in bed and turned to his

as soft and luscious as fresh peach

No wonder everyone seems drawn to her. Especially Christopher. The way he looks at Kathleen does not belong to that

mere thought of that did not sit well with Samuel, and he was

go of me you scum!” Kathleen shrieked as she

frowned in dismay at the commotion,