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 go?” asked Samuel in

condominium,”

proceeded to walk out

on

other hand, Samuel had used the same pair of simple black

them matching ones, but he had only complained about

fact, Samuel viewed most

were nothing but childish things that only young girls would

was a young

pressed her against the wall and kissed

more intense than the kiss they had shared back in the

Her dainty fist pounded on his chest as she fiercely uttered,

“Why?” He grimaced.

you manage to pass the

her from then on,

how exactly he was going to

you’ll give in to me?” he questioned

affirmed with a

hold back for a whole month are,” warned Samuel. His

Kathleen was being perfectly

him that she was pregnant and couldn’t share a room

Hehe!

going to take a shower,” he told

Kathleen nodded. “Okay.”

the house while she let out a sigh of relief and clenched

her, then she could just act like she knew

decided to give Wynnie a call. “Samuel and I won’t be

arched a brow. “Has he gone to see Nicolette

that’s not it,” Kathleen immediately

get me a towel, Kathleen?” Samuel piped up with his

“Coming,” she answered.

that exchange, she could tell that it

it,” she said with a grin. “You both

that, she hung

placed her phone down and went to pass Samuel

opened the door to take it from

in fashion magazines. No matter

about him that most people

Kathleen wasn’t really

experience that she had

Her face was so red that she looked like a

innocence of hers were exactly what

be tainted by the

around. Even the tips of her ears

head and nibbled on her ear with his icy, thin lips. “It’s been three years.

ran through her body. “You

that he had

wounds to heal, after

she needed was

right as she was trying to close it slowly. He was making her experience heart-wrenching torment once

she was bawling her

she would be able to head back in

covered her with it before pulling her into his

me. Just stay indifferent. Quit trying

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

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

how pitiful she looked. There was slight hoarseness to his voice

That left Kathleen startled.

give me some time to straighten everything out,” he said while

quite reluctant to let

things out with you, Samuel.

month,” Samuel proposed

can give you that much, but

There was a smile

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

you’re as innocent as a baby. Other times,

going to give it to me or not?”

his hand against her outstretched one.

want it by tomorrow,” she

He nodded

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

trick you,” he promised while

gaze turned cold as she trailed off. “You’re not allowed to get

hearing that,

I’ve never even done that

“Got it,” he agreed.

did

because she couldn’t tell what Samuel’s

I going to do if he really is