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.”

tears rolled 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?”

said, you need to give me time. You can’t force me like

time I give you, the final result will never change.” Kathleen looked at

at her coldly. “Don’t even think

his suit jacket

the chair weakly, her hands lowered. Her heart

the other hand, Samuel went out for a drive

rolled down the windows to let the cold

he said had come out

knew that he didn’t just have

he liked Kathleen a lot

Kathleen were also

he felt for Kathleen could not be compared to what

time, Samuel realized who

he felt for Nicolette was simply

to repay her for saving

not

difficult to hope

he needed a month’s time to

Kathleen had not given him a month. She had

was determined

did not return for the

felt uneasy whenever

not know why she felt this way. It was

the while, she had always believed that her sixth sense was been

hunch that time when Diana had

was fine. There did not seem to be

rest of the family were also

her family members, perhaps

note, Kathleen thought

that Benjamin

as Benjamin had not

on her coat, left the house, and drove to the

exceedingly quiet at such a

Benjamin’s ward with a

happened to see a figure come out of

Kathleen was startled.

The man panicked.

Who are

not expect to get caught by Kathleen.

right there!”

ran without

the trash can next to her and threw

him in the

pain before he crashed onto the

silver needle at the man’s eye. “Tell me! Who

to have such a terrifying object with her.

his teeth and stared at the silver

she have something like

a ruthless expression on Kathleen’s pretty