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

they were both deep in

pregnant, she couldn’t

time later,

ringtone played along

look on his face. “Got it. I’ll head over

Sam?” Kathleen had woken

security guards downstairs gave me a call. I’m going to take a look.” His answer was deliberately

lips were pursed as he got changed and

noticed that he took his phone and car keys

heart, so she put on

Samuel got downstairs, he saw Nicolette curled up

was cold outside, and she was only dressed in a

over to her and immediately took off his coat to

up and clung to his neck while sobbing, “I’m so scared, Samuel. I’m scared of the chemotherapy tomorrow. The doctor told me that my hair was going to fall

pat her on the back. “How

with me for a bit before going back up?”

to the hospital.” There was no way he could let her hang around

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

a sudden, Nicolette stared

realization made

go of Nicolette and caught sight of

were hidden behind the coat as she

did 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

Kathleen. I just felt helpless.

fault is it that you 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 whole time, wasn’t he? I don’t have a single living

Kathleen,”

came 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 do you think he will

on her

In fact, she doesn’t hold back with her

apartment, Samuel. Everyone who passes 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 pointed out while

weird looks that the security guards were sending

the public, the security guards were aware of it. It

hard to explain to them what was

sighed. “Just

to leave. Her petite,