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.”

family and your brother, too. So why can’t you spend my money instead?” Samuel was slightly peeved by then.

I understand.” Kathleen always had

turned around

at his plate, which had a sunny-side-up egg on it. The egg was round and

the corner of his thin lips arched up ever so slightly. She can never

back to

into the house, she heard

on his face. “Where did you go?

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

meal with them? That’s still no

was secretly angry, thinking that Kathleen was trying to mislead

confessed, “I met with

here I thought it was him

with Samuel. From today onward, the two of us are only family members. He is something like a brother to me, and

his brother.

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

Charles was rendered speechless.

made her way

really promise to be his family?”

“That’s right. You don’t believe it’s

I do believe that it can be true. But

is way too cunning. His 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 her. Why is she so foolish, though?

least, with a deal like this, he won’t intervene if we decide to leave one day. Otherwise,

Charles pursed his lips.

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

not a fool. “You should learn to trust in me

taken aback

marched

clever but

brought over an invitation. “Ms. Johnson,

surprised. The

As she scanned through it, Kathleen began to grin from

Johnson. It’s from Felix Morris,” Maria answered. Kathleen immediately placed the

is he inviting you over?”

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

“So should we give Christopher

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 them?”

truth.” Kathleen had no desire to