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.”

her cheeks. “You like me now, but you can’t bear to let go

Samuel furrowed his brows.

worthy?”

said, you need to give me time.

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

at her coldly. “Don’t even

grabbed his suit jacket and

hands lowered. Her heart had never hurt so

the other hand, Samuel went out for a drive

down the windows to let the cold wind in and

some of what he said had come out in a fit

he didn’t just have feelings for

liked Kathleen a lot more

were also

felt for Kathleen could not be

time, Samuel realized who he

felt for Nicolette

to repay her for saving his

not ignore

was indeed difficult

needed a month’s time

Kathleen had not given him a month. She had offered him a

determined

not return for the

whenever she

felt this way. It was

believed that her sixth sense was

hunch that time when Diana

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

the family were

family members, perhaps one of her friends

Kathleen thought of

her that Benjamin was

Kathleen was not assured, as Benjamin

her coat, left the house,

quiet at such a

to Benjamin’s ward with

happened to see a figure

Kathleen was startled.

The man panicked.

are you?” she glared

expect to get caught

there!”

man ran

can next to her

hit him in the

pain before he crashed

at the man’s

have such a

stared at the silver needle in Kathleen’s

does she have something like

was a ruthless expression on