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.”

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

I understand.” Kathleen always had difficulty winning

then turned around

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

corner of his thin lips arched up ever so

walked back to

the

face. “Where did you go?

and Benjamin,” Kathleen explained. “I even

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

secretly angry, thinking that Kathleen was trying to

“I met

here I thought it was him

are only family members. He is something like

never be his brother. It’ll be asking me to stoop to

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

Charles was rendered speechless.

made her

to be his

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

else, then I do believe that it can be true.

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

spoke with indifference. “Charles, not even I know what 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.

feared that Kathleen would be the one to pay for it

not a fool. “You

was taken aback

Kathleen marched up the

actually clever but she

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

was surprised. The

she scanned through it, Kathleen began to

answered. Kathleen immediately placed the invitation down.

he inviting you over?” Charles

between Christopher and me, but in the end, the Morris family misread the situation. They’re making a commotion out of nothing.”

in a heartbeat. “So should we give Christopher a

is asking me to go over on my own. It’s obvious that he wants to speak with me alone. So what’s the use

plan on

truth.” Kathleen had no desire