All Too Late

“What do you mean?” Kathleen frowned.

“I’ll persuade my parents to have another child while they are still young,” Samuel answered faintly.

She was rendered speechless.

“If I can only live for another five years as you’ve said, I feel relaxed instead,” he continued, gazing at her.

“Why?” She was startled by his words.

“Because that means I can only pester you for another five years.” He hung his head. “You must be elated that you can get rid of me completely five years later, huh?”

“You are simply unreasonable, Samuel Macari!” Kathleen stood up angrily. “I only left because you were the one who broke my heart in the first place!”

“So you can’t bear to lose me, can you?” Samuel cast her an unfathomable look.

She was at a loss for words.

The man stared into her clear eyes, asking, “Can you?”

“Talking to you is really exhausting, Samuel. It’s full of traps.” She took a deep breath before replying, “No matter how much I hate you, I’ll never wish for the worst for you because Old Mrs. Macari and the others will be heartbroken. That’s all.”

His Adam’s apple bobbed up and down.

“I’d be sad if you die, but not particularly sad,” she continued coldly. “Everyone has to go through the process of aging and death. It’s only a matter of time. I won’t grieve for your death because you’re just an insignificant person in my life. How deep my love was for you before is equivalent to how unimportant you are to me right now.”

“If only I had died in the past,” he said self-deprecatingly.

The woman took a deep breath. “Since you do not require my prescription, I will not force you either.”

Having said that, she began to pack her belongings.

“Kate, I’m going to miss you if I die,” Samuel uttered in a hoarse voice.

Kathleen paused momentarily before continuing her actions.

“Prescribe the medication for me, then. I’ll do as you say and take it regularly.” He grabbed her wrist, but she immediately shook it off.

The man held it again, repeating the cycle several times.

Finally, Kathleen was infuriated and bellowed, “What exactly do you want, Samuel Macari!”

Samuel cast a look at her soft and delicate face that was tinged with rage. “I want to stay alive so that I can keep seeing you.”

she shook off his hand and left

the ward, she coincidentally

her. “Ms. Johnson, are you here

visit that son of a b*tch!” Kathleen strode

fight again? Tyson was

the woman

paper. “This is a prescription. Get

that, she

in his hands

Charles was

back?” He

down.

when you aren’t home? So,

knitted her brows. “Nothing major. It’s just that

worried about him?” Charles kept mum about the

how can she go on living without him? The same goes for his parents. I may not have feelings for Samuel anymore, but I can’t simply sit by

“Won’t you feel

her head. “Instead, I’ll wish him the

sister might

Kathleen

darkened. “Do you mean you

She nodded in response.

not a problem.” He looked at her meaningfully. “I’ll

intentional.” Kathleen’s expression remained calm as

to go beg

She nodded.

day, Samuel visited the film set

investor, he still brought many food and

all of

movie was a topic the film crew

speculated when

much. She bit on the straw while sitting

around, the blueprint was way

many changes because she had

give her the

she disagreed, “Just take it as

a large sum,” Samuel responded coolly. “You’re going to suffer losses if you do business this way. Even if you’re now collaborating with