All Too Late

Even so, Kathleen had never pulled any tricks.

She watched, quietly and sadly, as Samuel loved and pampered another woman.

She kept her emotions suppressed. When she felt sad, she merely hid herself away and cried.

She had never done anything hateful.

Until one day, Diana found out about her feelings for Samuel and saw through her.

“You silly child, why didn’t you tell me?” Diana was over the moon.

She had not asked for Kathleen’s opinion when she arranged for Nicolette to be sent away.

Using Nicolette’s life as a threat, she forced Samuel to get together with Kathleen.

Samuel compromised on the condition that Kathleen’s identity remained undisclosed.

Diana knew what Samuel was planning, but she said nothing and agreed.

Kathleen, who married Samuel amid the confusion, naturally did not mind.

She assumed she would eventually warm Samuel’s heart.

She believed that, one day, Samuel would return her feelings.

However, that day would never arrive.

No matter how much Samuel liked her, he loved Nicolette more.

Kathleen had her pride.

She refused to be the hated one.

She would leave so that the lovers could be together.

“You don’t know how much Nicolette means to me,” Samuel said solemnly. “Kathleen, even if I don’t marry her, I can’t ignore her for the rest of my life.”

Kathleen felt a sharp pain in her heart.

She knew that.

“I fell into a river when I was thirteen years old. Nicolette was the one who saved me.” Samuel looked at her with a bone-chilling coldness in his gaze. “I owe her my life.”

Kathleen froze.

This came as a surprise.

In other words, ten-year-old Nicolette had saved thirteen-year-old Samuel.

So that’s how their relationship started.

“So, it’s even less likely for you two to break up.” Kathleen’s heart ached. Her delicate face paled considerably.

Samuel did not say a word. He just looked at her silently.

After a long while, he spoke. “Kathleen, the one I like now is you.”

down her cheeks. “You like me now, but you can’t bear to let go of Nicolette. What should I do, Samuel? You want me to repay that life

Samuel furrowed his brows.

worthy?” Kathleen

turned grim. “Kathleen, like I said, you need to give me time. You can’t force me

never change.” Kathleen looked

at her coldly. “Don’t even think

his

hands lowered. Her heart had never hurt so

the other hand, Samuel went out for a drive

to let the cold wind in

fact, some of what he said had come out in a

didn’t just

the contrary, he liked Kathleen

feelings for Kathleen were also a lot

felt for Kathleen could not be compared to what

having struggled for some time, Samuel

he felt for Nicolette was

had to repay her for saving

could not

difficult to hope

month’s time to persuade

not given

determined to

not return for the

whenever she was alone at

felt this way. It was rather

while, she had always believed that her sixth sense

time when Diana

the last time Kathleen saw her. Her pulse was fine. There did not seem to be

the family were also in good

her family members, perhaps one of her friends was

Kathleen thought

Benjamin was out

as Benjamin had

coat, left the house, and drove

exceedingly quiet at

Benjamin’s ward with

happened to see a figure come out of

Kathleen was startled.

The man panicked.

Who are

not expect to get caught by Kathleen. He

right there!” she

ran without looking

can next to her

hit him

the man shouted in pain before he crashed

forward and aimed a silver needle at

man did not expect Kathleen to have such a terrifying object with her.

and stared at the silver needle in Kathleen’s

does she have something like

was a ruthless expression on Kathleen’s