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 you don’t want to be

Kathleen always had difficulty winning

turned around

plate, which had a sunny-side-up egg on it. The egg was

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

to the Johnson

stepped into the

had a gloomy expression on his face. “Where did you go? I

Benjamin,” Kathleen

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

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

confessed, “I met with Samuel as

the stairs. “And here I thought it was

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

sarcastically, “Haha! I will never 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 that

Charles was rendered speechless.

made her way

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

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

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

for him to buy more time. I bet it’s so that he could get closer to her. Why is

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

Charles pursed his lips.

of Samuel, Charles feared that Kathleen would be the one to pay for it if Samuel did end up

a fool. “You should learn to trust in me

was taken aback

marched up the

she’s actually clever but she

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

surprised. The Morris

the invitation, then flipped it open. As she scanned through it,

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

is he inviting

and me, but in the end, the Morris family misread the situation. They’re making a commotion

a heartbeat. “So should we

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

on telling

truth.” Kathleen had no desire