All Too Late

“It was my fault, sir. Please don’t blame him,” she piped up in humiliation.

“Well, since everything’s okay, we’ll take our leave now.” In any case, the policemen knew it wasn’t their place to poke their nose into a couple’s personal affairs.

“Goodbye, sir.” Kathleen bid them farewell politely.

She only walked back after they had entered the elevator and stared at Samuel awkwardly.

There was a forced smile on his face. “Hmph.”

Kathleen approached him and muttered, “I’m sorry.”

“Thanks to you, I was questioned by the police for the first time in my life,” he commented indifferently.

Gnawing on her lip, she protested, “I assumed you had left already. The door was open, too. I thought a thief broke in.”

“You assumed?” he repeated while frowning.

“I…” Kathleen didn’t know what to say.

Thwack!

He gave her a flick to the forehead and warned, “You didn’t do too badly this time. Since you know that you shouldn’t be reckless, I’ll forgive you just this once. If this happens again, I’ll break your legs.”

As she rubbed the sore spot on her forehead, she had a pitiful and wronged expression. “Can you really blame me, though? I thought you were rushing to see Nicolette and forgot to close the door.”

That made Samuel frown.

Is she really trying to justify herself here?

“Think about it. Why do you think I chose this place as our new home?” he prompted gloomily. “The security downstairs is so tight. Do you really think a thief could get in? Why don’t you use your brain a little?”

“You can never be too cautious,” she insisted in an aggrieved manner. “You just said that I didn’t do too badly!”

Samuel let out a chilling huff. “You’re really going to make me explode from anger someday, Kathleen.”

In response to that, Kathleen puffed up her cheeks. She looked like a kicked puppy.

That night, the two of them were lying in bed.

There wasn’t much movement going on.

they weren’t talking to each other,

they were both deep in

Kathleen was pregnant, she

later, Samuel’s phone

ringtone played along

exclaimed. There was a grim look on his face. “Got it. I’ll head

Sam?” Kathleen had woken up from

downstairs gave me a call. I’m going to take

pursed as he got

noticed that he took his phone and car

her heart, so she put on a

curled up into a

she was only

Samuel made his way over to her and immediately took off his coat to drape it around

clung to his neck while sobbing, “I’m so scared, Samuel. I’m scared of the chemotherapy tomorrow. The

and he reached his large hand out to pat her on the back. “How could that be? You’ve

terrified, Samuel. Can you chat with me for a bit before going back

to the hospital.” There was no way

get sick with a cold or a fever, it would be disastrous

a sudden, Nicolette stared

realization made

and caught sight of Kathleen standing

features were hidden behind

you leave the hospital to come here in the middle of the night, Nicolette?” she confronted. “You’re an adult already. You should know how many people would be worried about you. Of all places, you came straight to Samuel. Are you

I was trying to do, Kathleen. I just felt helpless. I have chemotherapy

feel that way? Is it mine?” Kathleen retorted. Her usually soft tone had become harsh and biting. “At least you have a father. For the three years that you were overseas, he was the one providing you with money the

it, Kathleen,”

here at this ungodly hour to kick up a fuss. You’re trying to steal Samuel away, aren’t you?” she continued to accuse. There wasn’t a hint of warmth in her eyes. “Even if you manage to lure him into your arms, how long

on

all! In fact, she doesn’t hold back

through this place knows what kind of relationship we’re in. What are people going to think when they see you hugging another woman over here?” Kathleen

was then that Samuel noticed the weird looks that the security guards

guards were aware of it. It wasn’t like

hard to explain to them what was

sighed. “Just

to leave. Her petite, lonely silhouette