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 of Nicolette. What should I do, Samuel? You want me to repay that life debt together

Samuel furrowed his brows.

you worthy?” Kathleen

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

give you, the final result will never change.” Kathleen

at her coldly. “Don’t even think about

that, he grabbed his suit jacket and stormed

on the chair weakly, her hands lowered. Her heart had

hand, Samuel went

windows to let the cold

had

didn’t

he liked Kathleen a

were also a

Kathleen could not be compared to what he felt for

time, Samuel realized

felt for Nicolette was

repay her for

could not ignore

difficult

a month’s time to

had not given him a month. She had offered him

she was determined

return for the rest

had always felt uneasy whenever

know why she felt this way. It was

had always believed that

hunch that time when

Kathleen saw her. Her pulse was fine. There did not

family were also

not her family members, perhaps one of her friends

that note, Kathleen thought of

Benjamin was out

Kathleen was not assured, as Benjamin had not

put on her coat, left the house,

exceedingly quiet at such

to Benjamin’s ward

happened to see a

Kathleen was startled.

The man panicked.

a doctor! Who are you?” she

man did not expect to get caught by Kathleen. He turned

right there!”

ran without looking

next to her and threw it at the

hit him in

pain

stepped forward and aimed a silver needle at the man’s eye. “Tell me!

Kathleen to have such a

at the

she have something

a ruthless