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.

Samuel furrowed his brows.

worthy?”

need to

I give you, the final result will never

and glared at her coldly. “Don’t even

he grabbed his

weakly, her hands lowered. Her heart had never

the other hand, Samuel went out for a drive

the windows to let the cold wind in

had come out in a fit of

that he didn’t just have

the contrary, he liked Kathleen a lot

were also a lot

Kathleen could not be compared to what

for some time, Samuel realized who

for Nicolette was simply out

repay her for saving his

not

was indeed difficult

needed a month’s time to

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

she was determined to get a

did not return for the

felt uneasy whenever she was alone at

why she felt this way. It

she had always believed that her sixth

a similar hunch that time when

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

the family were also in

members, perhaps one of her friends was

Kathleen thought of

Benjamin was out

Kathleen was not assured, as Benjamin had

coat, left the house, and

hospital was exceedingly quiet at such a late

to Benjamin’s ward with

happened to see a figure

Kathleen was startled.

The man panicked.

Who are

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

there!”

man ran without looking

can next to her and

hit him in the

pain before he crashed

at the

a terrifying

stared at the

she have

you?” There was a ruthless expression