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.”

instead?” Samuel was slightly peeved by then. “Or is

understand.” Kathleen always had difficulty winning an argument against

turned

on it. The egg was round and reminded him of Kathleen’s adorable

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

walked back to the

moment she stepped into the

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

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

a meal with them? That’s still no excuse to return

thinking that Kathleen was trying to

then confessed, “I met with

here I thought it was him who was pestering

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. Please do get along

I will never be his brother. It’ll be asking

be bothered to care about all that. In the end, if you do somehow enrage him to the point where he

Charles was rendered speechless.

promptly made her

to be his family?” Charles found the

“That’s right. You don’t believe it’s

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

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

not even I know what Samuel is planning. But, at least, with a deal like this,

Charles pursed his lips.

be the one to

not a fool. “You should learn to

taken aback

Kathleen marched up

Perhaps she’s actually clever but she doesn’t show it. Some things are better left unknown. Elsewise, it

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

was surprised. The Morris

it, Kathleen began to grin from ear to ear.

Morris,” Maria answered. Kathleen immediately placed the invitation down. “It’s Christopher’s

is he inviting you over?” Charles

was happening between Christopher and me, but in the end, the Morris family misread the

“So

obvious that he wants to speak with me alone. So what’s the use of calling Christopher?”

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