All Too Late

“I just want to have a proper husband, Samuel. If you can’t give me that, then stop trying to get yourself involved with me,” Kathleen pleaded in great distress. “Every time you kiss me, it makes me hesitate. I begin to wonder if you might like me just a little bit, but the things you do afterward shatter me completely. Please stop torturing me. I’m begging you.”

Tears were streaming down her cheeks uncontrollably.

The sorrow and pain she was experiencing were unbearable.

Kathleen was well aware of how much she loved Samuel.

It wasn’t just a matter of time. Rather, he had become a permanent part of her life.

Only she knew how agonizing it was to have to rip him out of her life just like that.

Despite the fresh wound that he had left behind, she still loved him.

It took time for wounds to heal, after all.

What she needed was time.

What she didn’t need was Samuel coming back to reopen that wound of hers right as she was trying to close it slowly. He was making her experience heart-wrenching torment once again.

At that point, she was bawling her eyes out in Samuel’s arms.

There was no way she would be able to head back in that state.

Samuel took off his suit and covered her with it before pulling her into his embrace. “Come on. Don’t cry.”

“Stop being so nice to me. Just stay indifferent. Quit trying to manipulate me,” Kathleen sobbed.

“Who else am I nice to other than you?” He felt like he was at his wit’s end.

“Nicolette,” she mumbled. Her eyes were red-rimmed. “I told you I wanted a proper husband, Samuel. If you’re willing to be one, we can live happily from now on. If not, we should make things clear right now. Then, we can go our separate ways in the future.”

He stared at how pitiful she looked. There was slight hoarseness to his voice as he asked, “Can you give me a bit of time?”

That left Kathleen startled.

“Just give me some time to straighten everything out,” he said while caressing her face.

Truthfully speaking, he was quite reluctant to let her go.

“How long?” Her lips were pursed together. “I can’t keep dragging things out with you, Samuel. There’s no way I can wait as long as a year, either.”

“One month,” Samuel proposed in a deep voice.

After a moment of contemplation, she replied, “I can give you that much, but I have my own demands.”

“What are they?” he questioned. There was a smile on his face.

“Give me a copy of the divorce agreement with your signature on it. If you and Nicolette are still hung up on each other after a month, I’ll sign the papers and leave,” insisted Kathleen. She wanted to have a backup plan for herself instead of waiting around like an idiot.

He chuckled in response. “Sometimes, I feel like you’re as innocent as a baby. Other times, I find you rather cunning.”

“Are you going to give it to me or not?” she complained.

Samuel slapped his hand against her outstretched one. “I will.”

“Good. I want it by tomorrow,” she ordered, then bit her lip.

“Sure.” He nodded his head.

Kathleen hesitated for a while, then stated, “This is really going to be the last chance I give you, Samuel. I hope you’re not doing this to lead me on or trick me. I know I’m soft-hearted, but I would never let anyone take advantage of me.”

“I won’t trick you,” he promised while staring at her.

“Also…” Her gaze turned cold as she trailed off. “You’re not allowed to get intimate with Nicolette ever again.”

Upon hearing that, Samuel frowned.

Get intimate with her? I’ve never even done that before. Is she talking about physical contact?

“Got it,” he agreed.

Only then did she feel better.

Nonetheless, she was still incredibly on edge because she couldn’t tell what Samuel’s true intentions were.

What am I going to do if he really is just trying to trick me?

“Let’s go back,” Samuel suggested. He grabbed her hand before heading outside.

“Shouldn’t we tell Dad?” Kathleen protested softly.

Even though she had just cried herself silly, she still hadn’t completely regained her composure.

On top of that, she hadn’t forgotten her manners either.

“Don’t worry about it.” He simply brushed the matter off.

“Where are we going, then?” she inquired.

do you want to

to the condominium,” said Kathleen after

to walk out

put on a pair of

used the same pair of

them matching ones, but

Samuel viewed most couple-themed products

nothing but childish things that

was the fact that Kathleen was a young girl herself, not to mention a

pressed her against the wall and

kiss they had shared back in the

Her dainty fist pounded on his chest as she fiercely uttered, “You’re not allowed to get intimate with me until the

“Why?” He grimaced.

to pass the test

with her from then on,

exactly he was going

one month, you’ll give in to me?”

she affirmed with

of making me hold back for a whole month are,” warned Samuel. His calloused fingers tenderly brushed against her

know.” Kathleen was being perfectly

told him that she was pregnant and couldn’t share a room with him, he

Hehe!

a

Kathleen nodded. “Okay.”

around and go into the house while she

her, then she could just act like

“Samuel

see Nicolette again? He’s using

that’s not it,”

a towel, Kathleen?” Samuel piped up with

“Coming,” she answered.

that exchange, she could

it,” she said with a grin. “You both should rest

she

placed her phone down and went

to take it from

of the models in fashion magazines. No matter what he wore, he still looked slender; when undressed,

had something unique about him

conservative woman, Kathleen wasn’t really the type to open

experience that she

him so exposed made her cheeks flush in embarrassment. Her face was so red that she looked like

of hers were exactly

yet to be tainted

around. Even the tips of her ears felt

and nibbled on her ear with his icy, thin lips. “It’s been three years. Why are you still

ran through her

fresh wound that he had left behind, she still

took time for wounds to heal,

she needed was

hers right as she was trying to close it

that point, she was bawling her eyes

be able to head back in that

and covered her with it

to me. Just stay indifferent. Quit trying to manipulate

to other than you?” He felt like he was at

husband, Samuel. If you’re willing to be one, we can

at how pitiful she looked. There was slight hoarseness to his voice as he asked, “Can you give me a bit of

That left Kathleen startled.

to straighten everything

he was quite reluctant to let

can’t keep dragging things out with you, Samuel. There’s

month,” Samuel proposed in a

replied, “I can give you that

they?” he questioned. There was a smile

a month, I’ll sign the papers and leave,” insisted

like you’re as innocent as a baby. Other times, I find you

you going to give it to me or not?”

slapped his hand against

tomorrow,” she ordered,

He nodded

really going to be the last chance I give you, Samuel. I hope you’re not doing this to lead me on or trick me. I know I’m soft-hearted,

he promised while

Her gaze turned cold as she trailed off. “You’re not allowed to get intimate with Nicolette ever

hearing that,

never even done

“Got it,” he agreed.

did

edge because she

am I going to do if he really