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

Samuel furrowed his brows.

worthy?”

turned grim. “Kathleen, like I said, you need to give me time.

said that no matter how much time I give you, the final result will never change.” Kathleen looked at his darkened,

and glared at her

he grabbed his

her hands lowered. Her heart

went out

let the cold wind in

had come out in a fit of

knew that he didn’t just have feelings

contrary, he liked Kathleen

were also

Kathleen could not be compared to what he

having struggled for some time, Samuel realized who

Nicolette was simply out of

her for saving his

could not

difficult to

he needed a month’s time to persuade

was clear that Kathleen had not given him a month. She had offered

determined to get

did not return for

had always felt uneasy whenever she

why she felt this way. It was rather

the while, she had always believed that her sixth sense

that time

was fine. There did not seem to be anything wrong

of the family

family members, perhaps

note, Kathleen thought of

her that Benjamin was out of

Kathleen was not assured, as

left the

hospital was exceedingly quiet at such a late

to Benjamin’s ward with

a

Kathleen was startled.

The man panicked.

not a doctor! Who are you?” she

get caught by Kathleen. He

right there!”

man ran without looking

to

hit him

pain before he crashed

stepped forward and aimed a silver needle at the man’s

such a terrifying object with

his teeth and stared at

does she have something like

a ruthless expression on