All Too Late

Chapter 258 Another Chance

Kathleen said dryly, “No rush. I’m putting on makeup at nine because I don’t have any parts in the morning.”

Samuel pursed his lips and said, “All right. You may continue sleeping then. I’m going to accompany you.”

Kathleen sat up from the bed and said, “Samuel, could you ask me before you kiss me next time?”

Samuel was rendered speechless.

She wiped her lips and said, “I have multiple ways to push you away.”

She could have used medicine to render him unconscious, but she did not wish to do that.

“You surely will not agree to it if I ask. So, I’m going to rule this out.”

“Aren’t you afraid that I’m going to hate you?” Kathleen asked angrily.

“You already loathe me. Who knows when I’m going to die? Better get some more kisses before I kick the bucket,” Samuel said with a half-smile.

It was Kathleen’s turn to be rendered speechless.

“We’ll talk after you eat.” Kathleen sighed to herself. She could not keep this up with Samuel any longer.

Noticing that her expression was grim, he asked, “What do you want to talk about?”

“You can’t continue pestering me like this,” she said sternly.

Samuel sat up as well as he leaned against the headboard. “I don’t want to talk about that.”

“Then why did you ask me about it?” Kathleen was enraged.

That man was getting on her nerves.

Samuel flashed a half-smile at her.

Kathleen pinched her glabella and muttered, “Samuel, I hope you could be more serious.”

She thought she was being really patient with him.

Samuel trained his eyes on her and uttered, “I am being very serious right now, Kate.”

She put her hand down and said, “Samuel, let me be honest with you. The previous three-year marriage has scarred me for life. I can’t just move on just because you tell me you love me. You will never understand how terrified I am every time I sit in your car late at night. I am always plagued by this fear of not knowing just when you’re going to throw me out of the car.”

Samuel was stumped.

longer be Nicolette standing between us, but there is no guarantee that there won’t be another Nicolette in the future. I do not wish to relive that past. Do you understand?” she explained with furrowed

at a loss for words when he saw how tormented

do out of his whim had left an indelible

numbing pain in

and said, “Samuel, I’m not trying to play hard to

intently at

Chris. I thought if I were to cure myself, I need to move on and open up. But I just can’t move on. I’m terrified that all men will end up like you. I’m afraid of going

looked wistfully at her. “Katie,

such an *sshole

too startled by his apology. “Samuel, do you understand what I’m trying to tell you? I will not be together with another man because I

some time before he said,

lost. “I

a searing pain inside

circled her into

him away, for she knew that Samuel was

that she felt so fragile and delicate

never felt such

what should I do?” His voice was

could not

thought of losing her was enough to suffocate

muttered under her breath, “Samuel, just give

Samuel was stunned.

you are, I’m willing to give you another chance. So, could you stop pushing me now?” Kathleen asked, feeling

said hoarsely, “All

I’ll promise you anything.

said, “All

“Just continue sleeping. I’m going to

did not ask him to

let go of her and got up to put on his

said as he

was already

continued sleeping after Samuel

the end, Samuel drove himself

that Kathleen was not only disappointed in marriage.

had not wanted to investigate her

to think how things might have turned out

to the Johnson

on the

The housekeeper was roused.

only to discover that

Samuel