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.”

was slightly peeved by then. “Or is it that you don’t want to be family

Kathleen always had difficulty winning an argument

turned around

which had a sunny-side-up egg on it. The egg was round

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

walked back to the Johnson

moment she stepped into the house,

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

meal with Gemma and Benjamin,” Kathleen explained. “I

lips twitched. “You had only a meal with them? That’s still no excuse

angry, thinking that Kathleen was

confessed, “I met

I thought it was him who

relax. I talked things through with Samuel. From today onward, the two of us are only family members. He is something like a brother

sarcastically, “Haha! I will never be his brother.

enrage him to the point where he no longer wants to be my family, he’ll come pestering me once again. When that

Charles was rendered speechless.

made

be his family?” Charles found

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

else, then I do believe that it can be true. But if

to buy more time. I bet it’s so that he could get closer to her. Why is

even I know what Samuel is planning. 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.

that Kathleen would be the one to pay for it if Samuel did end up plaguing

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

taken aback by

marched up the

she’s actually clever but she doesn’t show it. Some

having breakfast when Maria brought over an invitation.

surprised.

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

answered. Kathleen

inviting you over?” Charles

to ask 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 the end, the Morris family misread the situation. They’re making

heartbeat. “So

own. It’s obvious that he wants to speak with me alone. So what’s

do you plan on

had no desire to lie to