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.”

So why can’t you spend my money instead?” Samuel was slightly peeved by

always had difficulty winning an

turned

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

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

walked back to the Johnson

into the house,

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

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

only a meal with them? That’s still no excuse

Kathleen was trying to mislead him with a

confessed, “I

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

today onward, the two of us are only family members. He is something like

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

please then. 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 happens, I won’t let you off so easily,” Kathleen uttered

Charles was rendered speechless.

made her

his family?” Charles found the

at him. “That’s right.

true. But if it’s Samuel,

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?

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

Charles pursed his lips.

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

sighed. She was not a fool. “You should learn to

taken aback by

marched up the

after her slim figure, then let out a deep, long sigh. Perhaps she’s actually clever

was having breakfast when Maria brought over an invitation. “Ms. Johnson, this is an invitation from the Morris

surprised.

took the invitation, then flipped it open. As she scanned through it, Kathleen

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

is he inviting you over?” Charles

between Christopher and me, but in the end,

a heartbeat. “So should we give Christopher

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

on telling

no desire