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.”

Samuel was slightly peeved by then. “Or is it that you don’t want to be family with

I understand.” Kathleen always had difficulty

then turned

it. The

bite of it. Instantaneously, the corner of his thin lips arched up

walked back to the

she stepped into the house, she

a gloomy expression on his face. “Where did you go? I hadn’t heard from you the

Gemma and Benjamin,” Kathleen

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

was trying to

“I met with

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

today onward, the two of us are only family members. He is something like a brother to me, and

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

as 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 my family,

Charles was rendered speechless.

promptly made

to be his family?” Charles found the

right. You don’t believe it’s

I do believe that it can be true. But if it’s Samuel, I don’t believe

is way too cunning. His proposal to merely be Kathleen’s family is probably just a way for him to buy more time. I

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

Charles pursed his lips.

that Kathleen would be the one to pay for it if Samuel

was not a fool. “You should learn to

aback by her

marched

actually clever but she doesn’t show it. Some things are better left unknown. Elsewise, it

next morning, Kathleen was having breakfast when Maria brought over an invitation. “Ms. Johnson, this is an invitation from

was surprised.

took the invitation, then flipped it open. As she scanned through it, Kathleen began to grin

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

inviting

on between Christopher and me. 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

turned awkward in a heartbeat. “So should we give Christopher a call

own. It’s obvious that he wants to speak with me alone. So what’s the use of calling Christopher?”

do you plan on telling them?” Charles

Kathleen had no