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 by then. “Or is it that you

Kathleen always had difficulty winning an argument

turned around and

which had a sunny-side-up egg on it.

of his thin lips arched up

walked back to the

the

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

Gemma and Benjamin,” Kathleen explained.

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

that Kathleen was

She then confessed, “I met

stairs. “And here I thought it was him

talked 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.

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

all that. In the end, if you do somehow enrage him to the point where he

Charles was rendered speechless.

made

really promise to be his family?” Charles found the entire notion

at him. “That’s right. You don’t believe it’s

that it can be true. But if it’s Samuel, I don’t believe

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

planning. But, at least, with a deal like

Charles pursed his lips.

was not afraid of Samuel, Charles feared that Kathleen would be

not a fool. “You should learn to

was taken aback

Kathleen marched up

clever but she doesn’t show it.

Maria brought over an

surprised. The Morris

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

answered. Kathleen immediately placed the invitation down.

he inviting you over?” Charles

between Christopher and me, but in the end, the Morris family misread the situation. They’re making a commotion out

heartbeat. “So should we

is asking me to go over on my own. It’s obvious that he wants to speak with me alone. So what’s the use of calling

what do you plan on telling

had no desire to lie to