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.”

money instead?” Samuel was slightly peeved by then. “Or is it that you don’t want to be family with me? I don’t mind

had difficulty winning an

then turned

egg on it. The egg

took a bite of it. Instantaneously, the corner of his thin lips arched up ever so slightly. She can never escape

to the

stepped into the

on his face. “Where did you go? I hadn’t heard from you

Benjamin,” Kathleen explained.

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

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

grinned. She then confessed, “I met

I thought it

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

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

where he no longer wants to be my family, he’ll come pestering me once again.

Charles was rendered speechless.

made her

you really promise to be his family?” Charles found the entire

peered at him. “That’s right.

that it can be true. But if it’s Samuel, I don’t

buy more time. I bet it’s so that he could

like this, he won’t

Charles pursed his lips.

that Kathleen would be the one to

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

aback

marched up the

let out a deep, long sigh. Perhaps she’s actually clever but she doesn’t show it. Some things

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

was surprised. The Morris

open. As she scanned through it, Kathleen began

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

he inviting you over?” Charles

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

awkward in a heartbeat. “So

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

you plan on telling them?” Charles was

had no desire