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.”

money instead?” Samuel was slightly peeved

always had difficulty winning

then turned around

on it. The egg

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 from

back to

moment she stepped into the house,

did you go? I hadn’t heard from

a meal with Gemma and Benjamin,” Kathleen explained.

of Charles’ lips twitched. “You had only a meal

was secretly angry, thinking that Kathleen was

She then confessed, “I met

fell down the stairs. “And here I thought it was him who was

relax. I talked things through with Samuel. From today onward, the two of us are only family members. He is something like a brother

“Haha! I will never be his brother.

you please then. I can’t be bothered to care about all that. In the end, if you do somehow enrage him to the point where he no longer wants to be

Charles was rendered speechless.

made

his family?” Charles found the entire

right. You

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

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.

like this, he won’t intervene if we decide to leave one day. Otherwise, once everything is settled, do you honestly believe that he

Charles pursed his lips.

he was not afraid of Samuel, Charles feared that Kathleen would be the one

a fool. “You should learn to trust in me

taken aback by

Kathleen marched up

actually clever but she doesn’t show it.

breakfast when Maria brought over an invitation. “Ms. Johnson, this is an invitation

was surprised. The

scanned through it, Kathleen began to grin from ear

It’s from Felix Morris,” Maria answered. Kathleen immediately placed the

inviting

meant? Nothing was happening between Christopher and me, but in the end, the Morris family misread the situation. They’re making a commotion out of nothing.” There was no readable expression on Kathleen’s clean face

heartbeat. “So should we give Christopher

obvious that he wants to speak with me alone. So what’s the use of

plan on telling them?” Charles was

Kathleen had no desire to lie