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.”

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

Kathleen always had difficulty winning

then turned

stared at his plate, which had a sunny-side-up egg on it. The egg was round and reminded

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

back to the

stepped into the house, she

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

Gemma and Benjamin,” Kathleen explained. “I even bought you

of Charles’ lips twitched. “You had only a meal

thinking that Kathleen was trying

She then confessed, “I met

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

ease. “Charles, relax. I talked things through with Samuel. 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.

brother. It’ll be asking

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

Charles was rendered speechless.

promptly made her

really promise to be his family?” Charles found the

right. You don’t believe it’s

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

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, though? She actually bought

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

Charles pursed his lips.

afraid of Samuel, Charles feared that Kathleen would be the one to

fool. “You should learn to trust in me

aback by her

Kathleen marched up the

clever but she doesn’t show it. Some things

having breakfast when Maria brought over an invitation. “Ms. Johnson, this is an invitation

surprised.

it open. As she scanned through it, Kathleen began to grin from ear

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

he inviting you over?”

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 as she

a heartbeat. “So

It’s obvious that he wants to speak

do you plan on

truth.” Kathleen had no desire to lie