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.”

you spend my money instead?” Samuel was slightly peeved by then. “Or is it

Kathleen always had difficulty winning

turned around and

egg on it. The

fork and took a bite of it. Instantaneously, the corner of his thin lips arched up

to

the house, she heard

his face. “Where did you go? I hadn’t heard from

Benjamin,” Kathleen explained. “I even bought you a

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

angry, thinking that Kathleen was trying to

grinned. She then confessed, “I met with

I thought it was him who was pestering

onward, the two of us are only family members.

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

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.

Charles was rendered speechless.

promptly made her way

to be his family?” Charles found the entire

him. “That’s right. You don’t

it can be true. But

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,

indifference. “Charles, not even I know what Samuel is planning. But, at least, with a deal like this, he won’t

Charles pursed his lips.

feared that Kathleen would be the one to pay for it if

She was not a fool. “You

aback by her

Kathleen marched up

clever

an invitation. “Ms. Johnson, this is an invitation from the

was surprised. The

scanned through it, Kathleen began to grin from

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

is he inviting you over?” Charles

happening between Christopher and me, but in the end, the Morris family misread the situation.

“So should we give Christopher a call

It’s obvious that he wants to speak with me alone. So what’s the use of

you plan on

Kathleen had no desire to lie to