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.”

can’t you spend my money instead?” Samuel was slightly peeved

Kathleen always had difficulty winning an argument against

then turned around and

egg on it. The egg was

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

back to the

moment she stepped into the house, she heard Charles

did you go? I hadn’t heard

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

lips twitched. “You had only a meal with them? That’s

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

then confessed, “I

“And here I thought it was him

things through with Samuel. From today 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 are brothers henceforth. Please do get along

will never be his brother.

bothered to care about all that. In the end, if you do somehow enrage him to the point where he no longer

Charles was rendered speechless.

made her

his family?” Charles found the entire

peered at him. “That’s right. You

do believe that it can be true. But if it’s Samuel, I don’t believe it at all.” Charles

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 closer to

“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.

would be the one to pay for it if

not a fool. “You should learn

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 unknown. Elsewise,

Maria brought over an invitation. “Ms. Johnson, this is an invitation from the Morris

surprised. The

she scanned through it, Kathleen

Ms. Johnson. It’s from Felix Morris,” Maria answered. Kathleen

inviting you over?”

to ask about what’s going on between Christopher and me. Now, do you understand what I meant? Nothing was happening between Christopher and me, but in the

a heartbeat. “So should we give Christopher a call

It’s obvious that he wants to speak

on telling them?” Charles

no desire