All Too Late

“I just want to have a proper husband, Samuel. If you can’t give me that, then stop trying to get yourself involved with me,” Kathleen pleaded in great distress. “Every time you kiss me, it makes me hesitate. I begin to wonder if you might like me just a little bit, but the things you do afterward shatter me completely. Please stop torturing me. I’m begging you.”

Tears were streaming down her cheeks uncontrollably.

The sorrow and pain she was experiencing were unbearable.

Kathleen was well aware of how much she loved Samuel.

It wasn’t just a matter of time. Rather, he had become a permanent part of her life.

Only she knew how agonizing it was to have to rip him out of her life just like that.

Despite the fresh wound that he had left behind, she still loved him.

It took time for wounds to heal, after all.

What she needed was time.

What she didn’t need was Samuel coming back to reopen that wound of hers right as she was trying to close it slowly. He was making her experience heart-wrenching torment once again.

At that point, she was bawling her eyes out in Samuel’s arms.

There was no way she would be able to head back in that state.

Samuel took off his suit and covered her with it before pulling her into his embrace. “Come on. Don’t cry.”

“Stop being so nice to me. Just stay indifferent. Quit trying to manipulate me,” Kathleen sobbed.

“Who else am I nice to other than you?” He felt like he was at his wit’s end.

“Nicolette,” she mumbled. Her eyes were red-rimmed. “I told you I wanted a proper husband, Samuel. If you’re willing to be one, we can live happily from now on. If not, we should make things clear right now. Then, we can go our separate ways in the future.”

He stared at how pitiful she looked. There was slight hoarseness to his voice as he asked, “Can you give me a bit of time?”

That left Kathleen startled.

“Just give me some time to straighten everything out,” he said while caressing her face.

Truthfully speaking, he was quite reluctant to let her go.

“How long?” Her lips were pursed together. “I can’t keep dragging things out with you, Samuel. There’s no way I can wait as long as a year, either.”

“One month,” Samuel proposed in a deep voice.

After a moment of contemplation, she replied, “I can give you that much, but I have my own demands.”

“What are they?” he questioned. There was a smile on his face.

“Give me a copy of the divorce agreement with your signature on it. If you and Nicolette are still hung up on each other after a month, I’ll sign the papers and leave,” insisted Kathleen. She wanted to have a backup plan for herself instead of waiting around like an idiot.

He chuckled in response. “Sometimes, I feel like you’re as innocent as a baby. Other times, I find you rather cunning.”

“Are you going to give it to me or not?” she complained.

Samuel slapped his hand against her outstretched one. “I will.”

“Good. I want it by tomorrow,” she ordered, then bit her lip.

“Sure.” He nodded his head.

Kathleen hesitated for a while, then stated, “This is really going to be the last chance I give you, Samuel. I hope you’re not doing this to lead me on or trick me. I know I’m soft-hearted, but I would never let anyone take advantage of me.”

“I won’t trick you,” he promised while staring at her.

“Also…” Her gaze turned cold as she trailed off. “You’re not allowed to get intimate with Nicolette ever again.”

Upon hearing that, Samuel frowned.

Get intimate with her? I’ve never even done that before. Is she talking about physical contact?

“Got it,” he agreed.

Only then did she feel better.

Nonetheless, she was still incredibly on edge because she couldn’t tell what Samuel’s true intentions were.

What am I going to do if he really is just trying to trick me?

“Let’s go back,” Samuel suggested. He grabbed her hand before heading outside.

“Shouldn’t we tell Dad?” Kathleen protested softly.

Even though she had just cried herself silly, she still hadn’t completely regained her composure.

On top of that, she hadn’t forgotten her manners either.

“Don’t worry about it.” He simply brushed the matter off.

“Where are we going, then?” she inquired.

want to go?”

to the condominium,” said

on.” He proceeded to walk out of the hotel with her hand in

they returned to the condominium, Kathleen put on a

hand, Samuel had used the same pair of simple

past, Kathleen had gotten them matching ones, but he had only complained about it

viewed most couple-themed

were nothing but childish things that only young girls would be

that Kathleen was a young girl herself, not to mention a

pressed her against the wall

more intense than the kiss they had shared back in

fiercely uttered, “You’re not

“Why?” He grimaced.

test,” she muttered. “If you manage to pass the test after the month is up, I’ll give you a

her from then on, she would

forward to how exactly he

one month, you’ll give in to

affirmed with

of making me hold back for a whole month are,” warned Samuel. His calloused fingers tenderly brushed against her delicate chin, and he stared into her

Kathleen was being

she was pregnant and couldn’t share a room with him, he wouldn’t be able to do

Hehe!

to take a

Kathleen nodded. “Okay.”

around and go into the house while she let

to stay with her, then she could just

give Wynnie a call. “Samuel

“Has he gone to see Nicolette again? He’s using you

it,” Kathleen

me a towel, Kathleen?” Samuel piped up with his deep

“Coming,” she answered.

Wynnie heard that exchange, she could

a grin. “You both should

that, she hung

phone down and went to pass Samuel a

opened the door to take it from her,

was unbelievably well-built, and he could even beat that of the models in fashion magazines. No matter what he wore, he still looked

about him

wasn’t really the type to open up to

experience that she had was with

red that she looked like a tomato.

were

be tainted by

Even the tips of her

head and nibbled on her ear with his icy, thin lips. “It’s been

ran through her

fresh wound that he had left behind, she still loved

wounds to heal, after

she needed was

that wound of hers right as she was trying to close it slowly. He was making her

point, she was bawling

no way she would be able to head

took off his suit and covered her with it before pulling her

to me. Just stay indifferent.

nice to other than you?” He felt like he was at

you’re willing to be one, we can

to his voice as he asked, “Can you give

That left Kathleen startled.

give me some time to straighten everything

quite reluctant to

pursed together. “I can’t keep dragging things out with you,

Samuel proposed

moment of contemplation, she replied, “I can give

are they?” he questioned. There

of the divorce agreement with your signature on it. If you and Nicolette are still hung up on each other after a month, I’ll sign the papers and leave,” insisted Kathleen. She

I feel like you’re as innocent

going to give it to me or

against her outstretched one.

it by tomorrow,” she ordered, then

nodded his

you’re not doing this to lead

he

gaze turned cold as she trailed off. “You’re not allowed to

hearing that,

never even done that before. Is

“Got it,” he agreed.

then did she feel

she was still incredibly on edge because she couldn’t tell what Samuel’s

I going to do if he really is just trying