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.

where do you want to go?”

to the condominium,” said Kathleen after

He proceeded to walk out of the hotel with

to the condominium, Kathleen put on a pair of indoor slippers with bunny

used the same pair of simple black slippers since the

them matching ones,

Samuel viewed most couple-themed products with

way he saw it, they were nothing but

a young girl herself, not to mention a soft and gentle

their slippers, Samuel pressed her

than the kiss they

chest as she fiercely uttered, “You’re not allowed to get intimate with me

“Why?” He grimaced.

manage to pass the test after

actually chose to be with her from then on, she would come clean about

how exactly he was going to

after one month, you’ll give in

right,” she affirmed with

for a whole month are,” warned Samuel. His calloused fingers tenderly brushed

Kathleen was being perfectly

pregnant and couldn’t share a room with him, he wouldn’t be

Hehe!

going to take a shower,”

Kathleen nodded. “Okay.”

the house while she let out

to stay with her, then she could just

“Samuel

arched a brow. “Has he gone to see Nicolette again? He’s using

not it,” Kathleen immediately

Kathleen?” Samuel piped up

“Coming,” she answered.

she could tell that

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

that, she hung

and went to pass Samuel a

door to take it from her,

fashion magazines. No matter what he wore, he

unique about him that most people

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

that she

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

of hers were exactly what

had yet to be

the tips

wrapped the towel around himself and approached her from behind. He lowered his head and nibbled on her ear with his icy, thin lips. “It’s been three

through her body. “You promised me,

fresh wound that he had left behind, she

wounds to heal,

needed was

of hers right as she was trying to close it slowly. He

was bawling her eyes out in Samuel’s

be able to head back

it before pulling her into his embrace. “Come

me. Just stay indifferent. Quit trying to manipulate me,” Kathleen

than you?” He

we can

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

That left Kathleen startled.

some time to straighten everything out,” he said while caressing her

quite reluctant to

with you, Samuel. There’s no way I can wait as long as

proposed in

replied, “I can give you that much, but I have

they?” he questioned. There was a smile

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

innocent as a baby. Other times, I

you going to give it to me

hand against her outstretched one. “I

by tomorrow,” she ordered, then bit her

He nodded

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

you,” he promised while staring

off. “You’re not allowed to get intimate with Nicolette

hearing that, Samuel

I’ve never even done that before. Is

“Got it,” he agreed.

did

on edge because she couldn’t tell

he