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.”

I’m your family and your brother, too. So why can’t you spend my money instead?” Samuel was slightly peeved by then. “Or

always had difficulty winning an

then turned around

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

corner of his thin

to the

moment she stepped into the house, she

face. “Where did you go?

a meal with Gemma and Benjamin,” Kathleen explained. “I even

lips twitched. “You had only a meal with them?

that Kathleen was trying to mislead him

confessed, “I met

down the stairs. “And here I thought it

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

laughed sarcastically, “Haha! I will never be his brother. It’ll be asking me to stoop

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 happens, I won’t let you off so easily,” Kathleen uttered

Charles was rendered speechless.

made

promise to be his

peered at him. “That’s right. You

that it can be true. But if it’s

a way for him to buy more time. I bet it’s so that he could get closer to her. Why is she so foolish, though? She actually

She then 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

Charles pursed his lips.

be the one to

a fool. “You should learn to trust

aback

Kathleen marched up

long sigh. Perhaps she’s actually clever but she doesn’t show it.

over an invitation. “Ms. Johnson,

was surprised.

took the invitation, then flipped it open. As she scanned through it, Kathleen began to grin from ear to ear.

Ms. Johnson. It’s from Felix Morris,” Maria answered. Kathleen immediately placed the invitation down. “It’s

is he inviting you over?”

going on between Christopher and me. Now, do you understand what I meant? Nothing was happening between Christopher and me, but in the end, the Morris family misread the situation. They’re making a

“So should we give Christopher a

asking me to go over on my own. It’s obvious that he wants to speak with me alone. So what’s the use of calling Christopher?” Kathleen stated

you plan on telling them?” Charles

Kathleen had no desire