Divorce Anxiety

“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.

you want to

to the condominium,” said Kathleen after

out

the condominium, Kathleen put on a pair of indoor slippers

other hand, Samuel had used the same pair of

them matching ones, but he had only complained

Samuel viewed most

nothing but childish things that

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

into their slippers, Samuel pressed her against

the kiss they had shared back in

terror. Her dainty fist pounded on his chest as she fiercely uttered, “You’re not allowed to get intimate with me until

“Why?” He grimaced.

manage to pass the

to be with her from then on, she would come clean about

look forward to how exactly he was going to

in to me?” he questioned while scrutinizing

right,” she affirmed

whole month are,” warned Samuel. His calloused fingers tenderly brushed against her delicate chin, and he stared into her

Kathleen was

pregnant and couldn’t

Hehe!

a shower,” he told

Kathleen nodded. “Okay.”

proceeded to turn around and go into the house while she let out a sigh of relief and

she could just act like she knew nothing about

“Samuel and I won’t be going

he gone to see Nicolette

that’s not it,” Kathleen

a towel, Kathleen?” Samuel piped up with his

“Coming,” she answered.

moment Wynnie heard that exchange, she could tell that

it,” she said with a grin. “You

she

and went to

take it from her,

man’s figure was unbelievably well-built, and he could even beat that of the models in fashion magazines. No

had something unique about him that most

wasn’t really the type to open up to

experience that she had was with

seeing him so exposed made her cheeks flush in embarrassment. Her face was so red that she looked like a tomato. She was so naive that it was out

purity and innocence of hers were exactly what

to be tainted by

the tips of her

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

ran through her body.

wound that he had left

time for wounds

she needed was

was Samuel coming back to reopen that wound of hers right as she was trying

she was bawling her eyes out in Samuel’s

no way she would be

her with it before pulling

nice to me. Just stay indifferent.

nice to other than you?” He felt like he was at his wit’s

you I wanted a proper husband, Samuel. If you’re willing to be one, we can live happily from

looked. There was slight hoarseness to his voice as he asked, “Can you give

That left Kathleen startled.

give me some time to straighten everything out,” he

he was quite reluctant

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,

proposed in

“I can give you that much, but I have my own

There was a smile on his

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

response. “Sometimes, I feel like you’re as innocent as a baby. Other times, I find

give it to me or not?”

his hand against her outstretched

want it by tomorrow,” she ordered, then

He nodded

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

you,” he promised while staring

cold as she trailed off. “You’re not

hearing that, Samuel

her? I’ve never even done that before. Is she talking

“Got it,” he agreed.

then did she

because she couldn’t tell what Samuel’s true

going to do if he really is just trying