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 is it that you don’t want to be family with me? I

always had difficulty

then turned around and

it. The egg was

bite of it. Instantaneously, the corner of his thin lips arched up ever so slightly. She can

back to

stepped into the house,

did you go? I hadn’t heard from you the entire

and Benjamin,” Kathleen explained.

Charles’ lips twitched. “You had only a meal

Kathleen was trying to

“I met

here I thought it was

are only family members. He is something like a brother to me, and so are you.

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

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

Charles was rendered speechless.

promptly made her

you really promise to be his family?” Charles

“That’s right. You

true. But if it’s

be Kathleen’s family is probably just a way for him to buy more time. I bet it’s so

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 he will let

Charles pursed his lips.

not afraid of Samuel, Charles feared that Kathleen would be the one to pay for it if Samuel did end up

sighed. She was not a fool. “You should learn

aback by

marched up the

after her slim figure, then let out a deep, long sigh. Perhaps she’s actually clever but she doesn’t show it. Some things

over an invitation. “Ms.

was surprised.

she scanned through it, Kathleen began to grin from ear to ear. “This is

from Felix Morris,” Maria answered. Kathleen immediately placed the

is he inviting you over?”

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 of nothing.” There was no

heartbeat. “So should we give Christopher a

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

plan on telling them?”

truth.” Kathleen had no desire to lie to