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

always had

turned

had a sunny-side-up egg on it. The egg was

it. Instantaneously, the corner of

to the

she stepped into the house, she heard Charles

“Where did you go? I hadn’t heard

meal with Gemma and Benjamin,” Kathleen explained. “I even

a meal with them? That’s still no excuse to return

that Kathleen was

then confessed, “I

down the stairs. “And here I thought it was

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

will never be his brother. It’ll be asking me to stoop

you please then. 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

Charles was rendered speechless.

made

his family?” Charles found the

right. You

true.

Kathleen’s family is probably just a way for him to buy more time.

I know what Samuel is planning. But, at least, with a deal like this, he won’t intervene if we decide

Charles pursed his lips.

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

was not a fool. “You should learn to

was taken aback by her

marched up the

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

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

surprised.

invitation, then flipped it open. As she scanned through it, Kathleen began to grin

Morris,” Maria answered. Kathleen immediately placed the invitation

he inviting you

me, but in the end, the Morris family misread the situation. They’re making a commotion out of nothing.”

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

you plan on telling

no desire to