All Too Late

Diana buried her face in her hands. “Why is he so shameless?”

Kathleen snatched the phone from Charles and assured, “Old Mrs. Macari, ignore Charles. It’s normal for Samuel to have many properties. Just let him live wherever he wants.”

“Katie, you don’t have to speak up for him,” Diana said exasperatedly. “That son of a gun. He never inherited the genes of loving his wife from the Macari family. And now, he’s regretting it.”

“Perhaps his genes mutated,” Charles suggested.

“That’s possible. Who knows, he might not even be a child of the Macari family,” Diana fumed.

Kathleen glared at Charles before telling Diana, “Everything’s fine now, Old Mrs. Macari. Sorry for interrupting your rest.”

“There’s nothing you have to apologize for. I’ll give that grandson of mine an earful now.” Diana hung up the call angrily.

Right then, Charles laughed out loud.

Seeing his response, Kathleen frowned. “Charles, did you lose to Samuel earlier?Is that why you went looking for Old Mrs. Macari?

”

“Me? Losing to him? What a joke!” Charles denied.

“Fine, I give up. You’re too childish.” Kathleen stood up.

“Katie, you must not feel sorry for him, okay?” Charles reminded.

Kathleen was speechless, and she turned around to head upstairs.

She entered her room and looked at the balcony opposite hers.

So, is he watching me from the other side today?

Meanwhile, Samuel was sitting in his room. Right then, he saw Kathleen’s room lights turned on.

Kathleen’s silhouette could be seen through the curtains.

She seemed to be looking in his direction motionlessly.

“Samuel, did you hear what I said?” Diana asked sternly.

“I heard you.” Samuel’s voice was indifferent. “Grandma, you can stop talking now. I won’t listen to you. I’m pursuing her.”

anymore,” Diana reminded. “Ever since Katie came back, did she show any signs of wanting

not important. Feelings can grow.

Samuel, I’m giving you my advice so that you won’t make Kathleen hate you. Otherwise, you won’t even get

silhouette on the

lips slightly curved into a smile. I never knew that watching her silhouette in silence

faintly. “I didn’t do anything,

are fated to be together, the heavens will help you out. Otherwise, nothing would come out of it no matter how you

know if we are fated to be together or not? Back then, God let me live and didn’t take me to him. And now, she’s back in the country after a year. I believe that fate brought

Diana stayed silent.

Samuel was too obstinate.

Diana said in a deep voice. “Her parents died to save me back then. Otherwise, she’d still have parents to protect her.

guilty

worry. I’ll never let her feel aggrieved again.” With that, Samuel ended the call right away because he saw Kathleen standing on the balcony. She was holding a metal clothing rail

What’s she doing?

window and opened it, asking coldly, “Are you

Kathleen nodded.

is it?” Samuel’s thin, seductive lips curled to form a smile. “Why didn’t anyone open the door when I pressed on your doorbell earlier? Where’s

was talking to my grandma on the phone just now. That’s why I didn’t hear it. What’s

into your backyard. Could you please open the door?

okay. I’ll get it and pass it to you

Kathleen shook her

“What exactly is

Kathleen’s cheeks reddened.

Samuel

Kathleen blushed even more.

Looks like I’m right.

smiled faintly. “I’ll

Kathleen bit her lip.

must be

flashed across Samuel’s eyes as

on the balcony with

“G-Give it back

land in my

next to your backyard. The second the wind blew, it flew

was as red as a

you ashamed of? Didn’t I see

past. I’ve got nothing to do with you now.