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.”

slightly peeved

understand.” Kathleen always had difficulty winning an

turned around

at his plate, which had a sunny-side-up egg on it. The egg was

Instantaneously, the corner of his thin lips arched up ever so slightly.

back to the

into the

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

had a meal with Gemma and Benjamin,” Kathleen

only a meal with them? That’s still no excuse

thinking that Kathleen was

confessed, “I met with Samuel

I thought it

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

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

that. In the end, if you do somehow enrage him to the point where he no longer wants to be my

Charles was rendered speechless.

promptly made

his family?” Charles

“That’s right.

it’s someone else, then I do believe that it can be true. But if it’s Samuel, I

is probably just a way for him to buy more time. I bet it’s so that he

know what Samuel is planning. But, at least, with a deal like

Charles pursed his lips.

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

She was not a fool. “You should learn to trust in me

aback by her

marched up

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

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

surprised. The Morris

scanned through it, Kathleen

Felix Morris,” Maria answered. Kathleen immediately placed the invitation

is he inviting you over?” Charles

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 a commotion out of nothing.” There was

turned awkward in a heartbeat. “So should we give

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

plan on

truth.” Kathleen had no desire to