All Too Late

Chapter 266 She Is Dead

“I’m glad you understand then.” Kathleen sounded a little exasperated at that point.

In response, a stiflingly grim aura started exuding from Samuel as his gaze turned frosty.

He was reluctant to let her go.

Kathleen soon poured herself another glass of wine, seemingly more annoyed than usual.

Ugh. D*mn it! I can’t believe that old bat is eyeing Samuel!

“Stop drinking,” Samuel ushered while grabbing her wrist.

That sparked even more displeasure in Kathleen, who snapped, “I want to.”

Even so, Samuel did not loosen his vice-like grip.

Kathleen shot a sideways glare at him, her lustrous eyes reddening by the second. “What gives you the right to order me around, Samuel? Who do you think you are?”

That stunned Samuel into silence.

Still, her sardonic words did not stop here. “Don’t assume there’s hope for you just because I’m smiling at you. Did you know? One year ago, on the night Nicolette restrained me to the operating table, I dreamt of my kids. They were crying, begging me not to kill them. Do you have any idea how much I wanted all of you to die as compensation for what you guys did to my kids?”

All the muscles in Samuel’s body tensed up as he listened to her words.

“Still, you never listened to me. All you ever concerned about was your precious Nicolette’s ramblings about how she desperately needed to live…” Kathleen continued before sighing and chuckling coldly.

At that moment, she could feel waves after waves of despair crashing over her.

Samuel gazed at her, his eyes full of worry.

Kathleen got to her feet, but the moment she did so, she started swaying due to her drunken state.

“Stop involving yourself in my life, Samuel. Do you know how incredibly lonely I get when the daily hustle and bustle ends and I’m left all alone?” She sniffled before continuing, “If I hadn’t married you back then, I could’ve gotten myself a loving husband and birthed him a baby. We could’ve lived happily ever after.”

By then, Samuel had also stood up. He stretched out his arms protectively, fearing that Kathleen would fall over.

However, she swatted his hand away. ”Samuel, my heart is bruised and battered. I can no longer find it within me to love you anymore. Please understand. I’ll meet with Isaac alone tomorrow, so you don’t have to accompany me.”

With that, she turned to leave with wobbly steps.

A moment later, however, Samuel closed in from behind her and grabbed her waist.

His lowered voice echoed in her ear with a solemn weight. “I’ll stay out of your life starting from tomorrow. I promise.”

“Good,” Kathleen replied, nodding.

bleakly as it locked

have something to do with her sudden change of attitude? I don’t want to force her to tell me. If any issue arises, I’ll resolve it for her in the dark. She won’t have to

other when tomorrow comes, I want you to follow me for now,” uttered Samuel

Samuel wrapped his arm

they got there, he helped put her coat on before

moment, Kathleen felt a pounding headache ripping through

Samuel, not knowing what he

the perfect view

before she lowered her head and burrowed deeper into his

look at the sky.” Samuel’s baritone voice suddenly rang

The sky?

up at

floating lanterns rising in the distance, their luminance brilliantly

as her eyes

wedding when you watched the floating lantern scene in Tangled. You couldn’t keep your

to Kathleen’s

a miserable feeling rose within

back to how things were, Samuel. Why are you talking about the past suddenly? Haven’t

was too arrogant back then and assumed I could control everything in the world. Now, it seems that I’m nothing more than an ordinary person,” Samuel replied

Kathleen’s eyes as she gazed

Bang! Bang! Bang!

broke out amidst the darkness, taking

He even prepared fireworks?

he watched her

leaned in

still as a

on as Samuel hugged her

first wish is to never see

nodded in response

need to remember. I’m only a call away if you ever need me, Kate. I’ll rush over in an

Kathleen nodded again.

Samuel’s face. “All right. You should head back to bed now that

that Kathleen turned around, revealing her tear-streaked

made Samuel’s chest lurch

sorrowful look without tears from her was

on my way then.” Kathleen then walked

figure with

was keep an eye on her from afar

return to her room before she lay

distance from her, she

drowning in her sorrows for some

noon the next day that she woke up with