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 don’t want to be family with me?

understand.” Kathleen always had difficulty

then turned around

it. The egg was

picked up his fork and took a bite of it. Instantaneously, the corner of his thin lips arched up

back to the

moment she stepped into the house, she heard Charles

had a gloomy expression on his face. “Where did

Benjamin,” Kathleen explained. “I even bought

Charles’ lips twitched. “You had only a meal with them? That’s still no excuse to return so

was secretly angry, thinking that Kathleen was

“I met with

I thought it was him

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

be his brother. It’ll be asking me 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

Charles was rendered speechless.

promptly made

promise to be his family?” Charles found

peered at him. “That’s right.

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

proposal to merely be Kathleen’s family is probably just a way for him to buy more time. I bet it’s so

what Samuel is planning. But, at least, with a deal like this, he won’t

Charles pursed his lips.

feared that Kathleen would be the one to pay for it

sighed. She was not a fool. “You should

aback

marched

Perhaps she’s actually clever

over an invitation. “Ms. Johnson, this

surprised.

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

from Felix Morris,” Maria answered. Kathleen immediately placed the invitation

is he inviting you over?”

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

“So should we

wants to speak with me alone. So what’s the use

what do you plan on

truth.” Kathleen had no desire