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.”

your brother, too. So why can’t you spend my money instead?” Samuel was slightly peeved by then. “Or is

right, I understand.” Kathleen always had difficulty winning

turned around and

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

picked up his fork and took a bite of it. Instantaneously, the corner of his thin lips arched up ever so slightly. She

to the Johnson

she stepped into the house, she

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

with Gemma and Benjamin,”

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

was secretly angry, thinking that Kathleen was trying to mislead him with a

“I met

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

only family members. He is something like a brother to me, and so are you. The two

his brother. It’ll be asking me to stoop to his

you do somehow enrage him to the point where he no longer wants to be my family, he’ll come pestering me once again. When that happens, I won’t

Charles was rendered speechless.

promptly made her way

be his

peered at him. “That’s right. You don’t believe it’s

can be true.

just a way for him to buy more time.

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

Charles pursed his lips.

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

fool. “You should learn to trust

was taken aback by

marched up

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

Maria brought over an invitation. “Ms. Johnson,

surprised. The

through it, Kathleen began

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

inviting you

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

“So

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

what do you plan on telling

no desire to lie to