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.

where do you want to go?” asked Samuel

go back to the condominium,” said Kathleen

out of the hotel with

on a pair of indoor

hand, Samuel had used the same pair of simple black slippers since the

matching ones, but he had

fact, Samuel viewed most

way he saw it, they were nothing but childish

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

changing into their slippers, Samuel pressed

than the kiss they had

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

“Why?” He grimaced.

It’s a test,” she muttered. “If you manage to pass the test after the

her from then on, she would come clean about the

forward to how exactly

in to me?” he questioned while

affirmed with a

warned Samuel. His calloused fingers tenderly brushed against her delicate chin, and he stared into her eyes with a

know.” Kathleen was being perfectly

way, she figured that once she told him that she was pregnant and couldn’t share a room with him, he wouldn’t be able

Hehe!

to take a shower,” he told

Kathleen nodded. “Okay.”

turn around and go into the house while she let

Samuel truly intended to stay with her, then she could just act like she knew nothing

a call. “Samuel and

see Nicolette again? He’s using you as his cover,

that’s not it,” Kathleen immediately

a towel, Kathleen?” Samuel

“Coming,” she answered.

heard that exchange, she could tell

with a grin. “You both should

that, she

down and went to

the door to take it from her, he

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

about him that most people

wasn’t really the

only experience that she had was

face was so red that she

hers were exactly

had yet to be

instantly turned around. Even the tips of

head and nibbled on her ear with

ran through her body. “You

that he had left

wounds to

needed

reopen that wound of hers right as she was trying

bawling her eyes out in

be able to head back

his suit and covered her with it before pulling her into his

nice to me. Just stay indifferent. Quit trying to manipulate

else am I nice to other than you?” He felt like he was

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

pitiful she looked. There was slight hoarseness to his voice as he asked,

That left Kathleen startled.

everything out,” he said while caressing her

speaking, he was quite reluctant to let

keep dragging things out with you, Samuel. There’s no

month,” Samuel proposed in a deep

can give you that much,

he questioned. There was a

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

I feel like you’re as innocent as a baby.

give it to me

his hand against her

want it by tomorrow,”

nodded his

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

trick you,” he

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

that,

never even done that before.

“Got it,” he agreed.

then did

because she couldn’t tell what Samuel’s true intentions

I going to do if he