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.”

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

Kathleen always had difficulty winning an argument against

turned around

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

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

to the Johnson

she stepped into the house, she heard

face. “Where did you go?

Gemma and Benjamin,” Kathleen

meal with them? That’s still no excuse to

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

confessed, “I met

fell down the stairs. “And here I thought

two of us are only family members. He is something like a brother to me, and

brother. It’ll be asking me to

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

Charles was rendered speechless.

promptly made her

promise to be his family?” Charles found the

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

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

is way too cunning. His proposal to merely be Kathleen’s family is probably just a way for him to buy more time. I

is planning. But, at least, with a deal like this, he won’t intervene if we decide

Charles pursed his lips.

would be the one to pay for it if Samuel

not a fool. “You should learn

aback by her

Kathleen marched

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

over an invitation. “Ms. Johnson, this is an invitation from the Morris

surprised. The Morris

scanned through it,

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

he inviting

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

a heartbeat. “So should we give

he wants to speak with me alone.

you plan on telling them?” Charles

truth.” Kathleen had no