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.”

my money instead?” Samuel was slightly peeved by then.

always had difficulty winning

turned around and

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

of his thin

walked back to

the

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

Gemma and Benjamin,” Kathleen explained. “I even

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

secretly angry, thinking that Kathleen was

then confessed, “I

“And here I

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

sarcastically, “Haha! I will never be his brother.

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

Charles was rendered speechless.

made her way

promise to be his family?” Charles found the entire

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

it can be true. But if it’s Samuel, I

way too cunning. His proposal to merely be Kathleen’s family is probably just a way for him to buy more

deal like this, he won’t intervene if we decide to leave one

Charles pursed his lips.

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

a fool. “You should learn to trust

taken aback by

Kathleen marched up

then let out a deep, long sigh. Perhaps she’s actually clever but she doesn’t show it. Some things are better left unknown. Elsewise, it would

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

was surprised. The

scanned through it, Kathleen began to grin from ear to

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

is he inviting you over?”

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

a heartbeat. “So should

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

what do you plan on telling them?” Charles

had no desire to lie to