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.”

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

had difficulty winning an argument

turned around and

sunny-side-up egg on it. The egg was round and

took a bite of it. Instantaneously, the corner of his thin lips

back to the

the house, she heard Charles

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

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

twitched. “You had only a meal with

secretly angry, thinking that Kathleen was trying to mislead him with

confessed, “I met with Samuel as

stairs. “And here I thought it was him who was pestering

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

“Haha! I will never be his brother.

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 pestering me once again. When that

Charles was rendered speechless.

promptly made her way

to be his family?” Charles found the entire

him. “That’s right. You don’t

be true. But if it’s Samuel,

a way for him to buy more time. I bet it’s so that he could get

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

Charles pursed his lips.

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

a fool. “You should learn to trust

aback

marched up the

a deep, long sigh. Perhaps she’s actually clever but she doesn’t show it. Some things are better left unknown.

Maria brought over an

was surprised. The Morris

flipped it open. As she scanned through it, Kathleen began

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

he inviting you

Nothing was happening between Christopher and me, but in the end, the

awkward in a heartbeat. “So should we give Christopher a

asking me to go over on my own. It’s obvious that he wants to speak with me alone. So

you plan on telling them?” Charles was

truth.” Kathleen had no desire to lie