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.”

peeved by then. “Or is it that

I understand.” Kathleen always had difficulty winning an argument against

then turned around and

egg on it. The egg was round and

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

to the

she stepped into the house,

a gloomy expression on his face. “Where did you

a meal with Gemma and Benjamin,” Kathleen

“You had only a meal with them? That’s still no excuse to return

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

She then confessed, “I met with Samuel

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

From today onward, the two of us are only family members. He is something like a brother to me, and so are you. The two of you are brothers henceforth. Please do get

never be his brother. It’ll be asking me

bothered to care about all that. In the end, if you do somehow enrage him to the point where he

Charles was rendered speechless.

made her

really promise to be his family?” Charles found the

at him. “That’s right. You don’t

do believe that it can be true.

His proposal to merely 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,

is planning. But, at least, with a deal like this, he won’t intervene if we decide to leave one day. Otherwise, once

Charles pursed his lips.

Kathleen would be the one to pay for it if

a fool. “You should

aback by

marched up

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

when Maria brought over an invitation. “Ms.

was surprised.

scanned through it, Kathleen began to grin from ear to ear. “This is

Maria answered. Kathleen immediately placed the invitation down. “It’s Christopher’s

he inviting you

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 a commotion out of nothing.” There was no readable expression on Kathleen’s clean face

a heartbeat. “So should we give Christopher

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

do you plan on telling

had no