All Too Late

Chapter 377:

They Are Not Yoegers Kathleen nodded. Charles instructed, “It's getting late.

Go on and head to sleep.

Don’t Forget thatyou're still injured.” “I'm all right,” replied Kathleen with a shake of her head.

She added, “My injuries have long healed, Charles.

Why don't you letme stay up to keep watch? You should rest.” “There's no need.

You can get some rest.

I'm still around.” Given that he was her brother, there was no way that he could allow her to stay up and watch over him all night. “All right then,” conceded Kathleen as she yawned widely.

She added, “I'll drop by again tomorrow.” “Okay.” He nodded his head in acknowledgment. With that, Kathleen rose to her feet and declared, “I'll be heading off to bed then.” Following that, she proceeded up the stairs without sparing so much as a second glance at Samuel.

For his part, Samuel merely sat there motionless and did not react to her departure. “What do you want to talk to me about?” asked Charles slowly. However, Samuel merely shook his head silently.

He had only stayed back as he wasn't feeling particularly sleepy. Faced with such silence, Charles finally rose to his feet and walked over to sit next to Samuel.

After a brief pause, Charles asked, “I don't think you need me to explain what my granny was getting at with her words earlier, do you? Deep down, you should know as well.” As per before, Samuel did not say a single word in response. Charles was egged on and slowly added, “Since you understand, then from today onward, shouldn't you—” “What if she isn't disappointed in me?” countered Samuel suddenly. Charles was caught off guard momentarily.

he replied, “Are you seriously suggesting that you haven't given

until I

I don't want to force her

The choice is yours.

I'm sure Kate won't fall in love with you,” replied Charles

how

care too much about you these days?” “I don't need you to remind me

up in defiance. Charles paused for a moment in surprise before he lightly commented, “I couldn't tell at first, but it seems like you wanted to accompany me

to myself so I could organize my

proceeded to take his leave. As he did so, his gaze suddenly flickered upward, and he saw a figure swiftly disappear from sight on the second floor. He pressed his thin lips together lightly

other side of the door. Soon enough, she picked up on the increasingly vivid sound of approaching footsteps. Samuel came to a stop right before her door and spoke

ask me directly if you would like to know what

paused for a moment in thought before he finally said, “Good night.” With that, he turned and headed into the neighboring room. The second he disappeared, Kathleen immediately heaved a heavy sigh of relief, and her shoulders sagged as all tension left her body. She knew that there were moments when a direct conversation would not reveal the truth, and this was one of them. Two days later, Frances' funeral was successfully conducted in an extremely low-profile manner. Once the funeral proceedings had come to an end, Charles turned to Zachary and Yareli and said, “We'll head over to the Yoeger residence with the lawyer later on so that we can commence with the reading of Granny's will.” Zachary asked coldly, “Do you really intend to disband and break up Yoeger Group?” Charles smiled wryly as he replied, “You'll find out when we head over to

glimmer of hate suddenly flashed across Yareli's eyes. However, Samuel simply strode off alone. Yareli glanced

she pursed her lips and replied, “You must have said something to Samuel.” Kathleen merely rolled her eyes and looked at Yareli's legs before she turned to leave. Kathleen's sudden movement caught Yareli utterly by surprise, and a tinge of panic appeared on

about

the Yoeger residence, Zachary sat nervously on the couch as he pondered exactly how much of the assets would be allocated to him. At that moment, he felt rather helpless,

desperate to find out precisely how much he could stand to gain from the division of assets. Meanwhile, Yareli was the picture of calmness despite the worry that clouded her heart. On the

placed in charge of reading Frances's will. This was something that Kathleen didn't find particularly strange at all. Wynnie gazed out at everyone seated in

out the last

present: Charles Johnson, Kathleen Johnson, Eilam Macari, Desiree Macari, Zachary Yoeger, and Yareli Yoeger.” Eilam Macari and Desiree Macari were the actual names of Eil and Desi respectively. Kathleen was a little surprised as she blurted out, “Desi and Eil as well?” “You're their parent, so it's all right for you to