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

right, I understand.” Kathleen always had difficulty winning an argument against

then turned

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

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 the

she stepped into the house, she heard Charles

on his face. “Where did you go?

with Gemma and Benjamin,” Kathleen explained. “I

Charles’ lips twitched. “You had only a meal with them? That’s still no excuse to return so

thinking that Kathleen was trying to

confessed, “I met with Samuel as

the stairs. “And here I thought

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

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

In the end, if you do somehow enrage him to the point where he no longer

Charles was rendered speechless.

promptly made her

promise to be his family?” Charles found the entire

peered at him. “That’s right. You

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

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

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

Charles pursed his lips.

Samuel, Charles feared that Kathleen would be the one to pay for it

fool. “You should learn to trust

aback by

marched up

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

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

surprised. The Morris

she scanned through it, Kathleen began

Felix Morris,” Maria answered.

is he inviting you

I meant? Nothing was happening between Christopher and me, but in the end, the Morris family misread the

in a heartbeat. “So should

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

on telling them?” Charles was

Kathleen had no desire