All Too Late

“Well then, when did your affair with Christopher begin?” Samuel asked coldly.

Kathleen leered at him sideways. “Do you truly want to know? Aren’t you afraid of getting triggered?”

“I am,” Samuel answered. His tone was bone-chilling.

“So don’t ask.” Kathleen paused, hesitating. She then continued, “I take a person’s privacy very seriously. Hence, I have no interest in sharing my private life with outsiders.”

Kathleen’s word echoed in Samuel’s mind. Outsiders?

A shadow gradually enshrouded his eyes. She called me family not long ago, but now I’m an outsider?

“It’s done. You can eat now.” Kathleen turned off the fire at the stove.

She then moved the plate of pasta out to the dining room.

Meanwhile, Samuel tried to stamp out the hostility in his eyes, attempting to regain his composure. “Thank you.”

“All right, enjoy your meal. I’m heading home now.” Kathleen removed her apron and got ready to leave.

Samuel paused for a moment, then asked, “Would you stay and talk for a bit?”

Kathleen gazed at him serenely. “I’m going to bed. The face of a female celebrity is of utmost importance. No botox injections can compare to the benefits of beauty sleep.”

Samuel stared at her in return.

Kathleen had spoken calmly without spite. She was merely stating a fact.

It appeared as if she was undeniably treating Samuel as an average family member.

“Okay, then. Goodnight,” Samuel uttered in disbelief.

Nevertheless, there was nothing he could do about it.

He had no other choice. Otherwise, it would be impossible for him to grow closer to Kathleen in his entire lifetime.

When Kathleen approached the doorway, she swiveled around. “Samuel, please revoke my VIP status from the malls.”

Samuel looked at her coldly. “All you need to do is not spend your money there. I’ll stop the subscriptions then.”

“I’ll pay you back next time.” Kathleen desired a clean slate with him.

Samuel glared at her. “Will you be spending Charles’ money?”

“Of course.” Kathleen tipped her head up, then declared proudly, “He’s my brother after all.”

you spend my money instead?” Samuel was slightly peeved by then. “Or is it that

Kathleen always had difficulty

then turned

egg on it. The egg was round and reminded him of Kathleen’s

picked up his fork and took a bite of it. Instantaneously, the corner of his thin lips arched up ever so slightly. She can never escape

back to

moment she stepped into the house,

his face. “Where did you go? I hadn’t heard from

Benjamin,”

had only a meal with them? That’s still no excuse to return so

was secretly angry, thinking that Kathleen was trying to mislead

then confessed, “I met with Samuel

I thought it was

things through with Samuel. From today onward, the two of us are only family members. He is something

sarcastically, “Haha! I will never be his brother. It’ll be asking me to stoop to his

the point where he no longer wants to be my family, he’ll come pestering me once again.

Charles was rendered speechless.

made her way

to be his family?” Charles found the

at him. “That’s right. You

believe that it can be true. But if it’s Samuel, I don’t believe it at all.” Charles

too cunning. His proposal to merely be Kathleen’s family is probably just a way for him to buy more time. I bet it’s so that he could get closer to her. Why is she so foolish, though? She

with a deal like this, he won’t intervene if we decide

Charles pursed his lips.

though he was not afraid of Samuel, Charles feared that Kathleen would be the one to pay for it if Samuel did end

not a fool. “You should

was taken aback by her

marched up

let out a deep, long sigh. Perhaps she’s actually clever but she doesn’t show it. Some things are better left unknown. Elsewise, it would be

when Maria brought over an invitation. “Ms. Johnson,

was surprised. The

it, Kathleen began to

Morris,” Maria answered. Kathleen immediately placed the

is he inviting

and me, but in the end, the Morris family misread the situation. They’re making

a heartbeat. “So should we give

that he wants

what do you plan on telling them?” Charles

truth.” Kathleen had no