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.”

my money instead?” Samuel was slightly peeved by then. “Or is it that you don’t

Kathleen always had difficulty winning an argument against

then turned around and

sunny-side-up egg on it. The egg

it. Instantaneously, the corner of his thin lips arched up ever so slightly. She can never escape from

walked back to

the house, she

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

with Gemma and Benjamin,”

had only a meal with

Kathleen was trying to mislead him

She then confessed, “I met with

“And here I

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

be his brother. It’ll be

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

Charles was rendered speechless.

made her way

be his family?” Charles found the

right. You don’t believe

true. But if it’s Samuel, I don’t believe it at all.”

more time. I bet it’s so that he

But, at least, with a deal like this, he won’t intervene if we decide to leave one day. Otherwise, once everything is settled, do you honestly believe that

Charles pursed his lips.

of Samuel, Charles feared that Kathleen would be the one to pay for

was not a fool. “You should

taken aback

marched

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

having breakfast when Maria brought over an invitation.

was surprised. The

it open. As she scanned through it, Kathleen began to grin from ear to

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

inviting you over?” Charles

what I meant? Nothing was happening between Christopher and me, but in the

heartbeat. “So should we give Christopher

me to go over on my own. It’s obvious that he wants

do you plan on telling

no desire