All Too Late

Christopher’s gaze upon Kathleen was disquietingly intense.

Her heart pounded as she heard his words.

Despite being married, Kathleen had never been in a real relationship.

She was always the one running after Samuel, who treated her in much the same way as he always did.

Now that there’s a man who’d confessed his feelings in such a bold and romantic manner, how am I not feeling a thing?

Kathleen struggled to understand her inner turmoil.

Christopher was gentle about it. “I’m not forcing you into anything, Kathleen. I just needed to tell you what’s in my heart. I won’t be upset no matter what you choose in the end.”

Kathleen returned Christopher’s gaze. “You make me look like such a horrible person.”

Christopher grinned crookedly. “No, you don’t. Though you did reject me and have never been intimate with me, at least you’ve never toyed with my feelings. Do what you need to do to heal at your own pace, Kathleen. I’ll always be here waiting for you.”

“I’m not as perfect as you make me out to be,” Kathleen sighed. “I was married.”

Christopher was puzzled. “So what if you were married? Don’t you deserve to live a blissful life?”

Kathleen bit her lip, not knowing what to say.

Christopher smiled kindly. “Be kinder to yourself, Kathleen. Don’t shackle yourself to such an extent.”

Kathleen nodded. “Alright.”

Christopher smiled.

Charles arrived with a large bouquet of roses in his hands at that moment.

“You’re here, Charles!” Kathleen greeted her brother with a smile. “Where did the flowers come from?”

Charles stared at her by way of greeting. “I got this for you for switching wards.”

“Old Mrs. Macari made the arrangements,” Kathleen explained.

“Old Mrs. Macari sure is a good woman,” Charles said gratefully. “There aren’t many old people like her anymore. I’ll be sure to pay her a visit and thank her in person.”

Kathleen shook her head helplessly as she held the large bouquet in her hands. “You shouldn’t go to the Macari residence, Charles. You’re going to quarrel with Samuel when you meet him. That’ll make Grandma really sad.”

“Be good and stay away from him,” Charles coaxed. “Then we’ll have less of a chance to cross paths.”

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refund from The Fantastic Restaurant,” Charles announced in explanation for his late arrival. “There wasn’t a problem as both parties

“That’s good.” Kathleen nodded.

Charles sat down and crossed his legs. “We’ll see if they dare put you

a

Johnson is right. With us by your side, nobody will dare wrong you

Kathleen sighed in resignation.

and Charles left

only artist Charles had

entertainment company he was in charge of was one of the biggest in the country, he didn’t have much time

over Morris Group, he had

caring for Kathleen

was in the middle of reading a script when her phone vibrated with a

turned out, Nancy and the others formed a

text:

My body can’t take

minds and announced that they were going to have

to the viewers? Kate has been recovering at a steady pace. Why are they making arrangements for her

Kathleen was embarrassed.

terminated anyway. Don’t worry about anything here, all right? Just focus on

Kathleen: I’ll be there.

I want to quit as well. I can’t stand

as Steve

his incredulity with

Kathleen: What happened?

that you’d quit the show because you hated the sight of her, not because of an illness.

Kathleen frowned slightly.

already out of the picture. What else

Astrid had signed with a brokerage company half a year ago with plans

Kathleen was surprised.

a reporter as early as half a year

Christopher had clearly told her that Astrid was

no plans to return. It would’ve

foreseen that, which is also

I knew that everything was premeditated, given the hype around

of his words and sent a message to her brother: Charles, please check which

searched through the chat records in the