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.

was tired, but they weren’t talking

both

was pregnant, she couldn’t fight off her sleepiness for

later, Samuel’s

a ringtone played along

he exclaimed. There was a grim look on his

is it, Sam?” Kathleen had woken up from

I’m going to take a

as he

noticed that he took his phone and

in her heart, so she put on a white coat

curled up into

and she

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

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 out. I’m going to become

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

Can you chat with me for a bit before going back up?” she

the hospital.” There was no way he could

sick with a cold or a fever, it would

of a sudden, Nicolette stared at someone behind

realization made him

let go of Nicolette and caught sight of

hidden behind the coat

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 trying to make him

“That’s not what I was trying to do, Kathleen. I just felt helpless. I have chemotherapy tomorrow, which

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 relative. Don’t you think I need Samuel

it, Kathleen,”

You’re trying to steal Samuel away, aren’t you?” she continued to accuse. There wasn’t a hint

on

fact, she doesn’t

place knows what kind of relationship we’re in. What are people going to think when they see you

noticed the weird looks that

the public, the security guards were aware of it. It wasn’t like they would

to explain to them what was

Kathleen sighed. “Just send her

Her petite,