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

understand.” Kathleen always had difficulty

turned around

at his plate, which had a sunny-side-up egg on it. The egg was round and reminded him of Kathleen’s

of his thin lips arched up

walked back to the Johnson

into the house, she heard Charles

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

had a meal with Gemma and Benjamin,” Kathleen explained. “I

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

secretly angry, thinking that Kathleen was trying to

then confessed, “I

stairs. “And here I thought it was

the two of us are only family members. He is something like a brother to me, and so are you. The two of you are brothers henceforth.

I will never be his brother. It’ll be asking me to stoop to

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 my family, he’ll come pestering me once again.

Charles was rendered speechless.

promptly made her

to be his family?”

at him. “That’s right. You don’t

someone else, then I do believe that it can be true. But

man is way 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

at Charles flatly. She then spoke with indifference. “Charles, not even I know what Samuel is planning. But, at least, with a deal like this, he won’t intervene if we decide to leave one day. Otherwise, once everything is settled, do you honestly believe that he will let us

Charles pursed his lips.

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

was not a fool. “You should learn

was taken aback by

Kathleen marched up

deep, long sigh. Perhaps she’s actually clever but she doesn’t show it. Some things are better left

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

was surprised.

she scanned through it, Kathleen began to grin from ear to ear. “This is

answered. Kathleen immediately

is he inviting

Now, do you understand what I 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

awkward in a heartbeat. “So should we give Christopher

asking me to go over on my own. It’s obvious that he wants to speak

on telling

truth.” Kathleen had no