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.”

slightly peeved by

had difficulty winning an argument

turned

his plate, which had a sunny-side-up egg on it. The egg was round and reminded him of Kathleen’s

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

to

she stepped into the house, she heard Charles

on his face. “Where did you go?

had a meal with Gemma and Benjamin,”

meal with them? That’s still

that Kathleen was trying to mislead

grinned. She then confessed, “I

I thought it was him

of us are only family members. He is

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

to the point where he no longer wants to be my family, he’ll come pestering me

Charles was rendered speechless.

made

you really promise to be his family?”

“That’s right. You don’t believe

I do believe that it can be true. But if it’s Samuel, I don’t believe it at all.” Charles

buy more time. I bet it’s

deal like this, he won’t intervene if we decide to leave one day. Otherwise, once everything is settled, do you honestly believe that he will let

Charles pursed his lips.

feared that Kathleen would be the one

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

taken aback

Kathleen marched

sigh. Perhaps she’s actually clever but she doesn’t show

next morning, Kathleen was having breakfast when Maria brought over an invitation. “Ms. Johnson, this is an

surprised. The

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

Maria answered. Kathleen immediately

inviting you

wants 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

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

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

you plan on telling them?” Charles was

truth.” Kathleen had no desire to lie