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.

understand.” Kathleen always had difficulty winning an

then turned

a sunny-side-up egg on it. The egg was round and

of his

back to

she stepped into the house, she heard

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

a meal with Gemma and Benjamin,” Kathleen

a meal with them? That’s

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

She then confessed, “I met with Samuel

“And here I thought it was him who was pestering

us are only family members. He is something like a brother to me,

be his brother. It’ll be asking me

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 so easily,” Kathleen uttered

Charles was rendered speechless.

made

really promise to be his

peered at him. “That’s right. You

true. But if it’s Samuel, I don’t

way for him to buy more time. I bet it’s so that he could get closer to her. Why is she so

planning. But, at least, with a deal like this, he won’t intervene if we decide

Charles pursed his lips.

of Samuel, Charles feared that Kathleen would be the one

not a fool. “You should

taken aback by her

Kathleen marched up the

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

morning, Kathleen was having breakfast when Maria brought over an invitation.

was surprised. The Morris

she scanned through it, Kathleen began to grin

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

is he 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 a commotion out

a heartbeat. “So should

on my own. It’s obvious that he wants to speak with me alone. So what’s

do you plan on telling

no