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 by then. “Or is it that you don’t want to be family

always had

turned around

it. The egg was

fork and took a bite of it. Instantaneously, the corner of his thin

to the

the house, she heard Charles

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

Gemma and Benjamin,” Kathleen explained. “I even bought

lips twitched. “You had only a meal with them? That’s still no

thinking that Kathleen was trying

grinned. She then confessed, “I met with Samuel as

“And here I thought it was him who was

two of us are only family members. He is something like a

will never be his brother. It’ll

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. When that happens, I won’t let you off

Charles was rendered speechless.

promptly made her way

to be his family?” Charles found the entire

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

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

him to buy more time. I bet it’s so that he could get closer to her. Why is she so foolish, though? She actually bought

“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,

Charles pursed his lips.

be the one to pay for it if Samuel did end up

not a fool. “You should

aback

marched up

sigh. Perhaps she’s actually clever

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

was surprised. The

she scanned through it, Kathleen began to

answered. Kathleen immediately placed the invitation down. “It’s

is he inviting

Christopher and me, but in the end, the Morris family

awkward in a heartbeat. “So should

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

you plan on telling them?” Charles

truth.” Kathleen had no