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

out of the hotel with her hand in

on a pair of indoor slippers with

the same pair of

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

fact, Samuel viewed most couple-themed products with

they were nothing but childish things that only young

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

slippers, Samuel pressed her

was even more intense than the kiss they had shared back in the

chest as she fiercely uttered, “You’re not allowed to get intimate with me

“Why?” He grimaced.

a test,” she muttered. “If you manage to pass the test after the month is

be with her from then on, she would

exactly

in

she affirmed with

Samuel. His calloused fingers tenderly brushed against her

was being perfectly

pregnant and couldn’t share a

Hehe!

take a shower,” he told

Kathleen nodded. “Okay.”

and go into the house while she let out a sigh of relief and clenched her

intended to stay with her, then she could just act

decided to give Wynnie a call. “Samuel and I won’t be

see Nicolette again? He’s using you

that’s not it,” Kathleen

get me a towel, Kathleen?”

“Coming,” she answered.

exchange, she

it,” she said with a grin. “You both should rest

she

and went to pass

take it

models in fashion magazines. No matter

had something unique about him that most people

Kathleen wasn’t really the type to open

she had

of that, 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

of hers were exactly

to be tainted by the

instantly turned around. Even the tips of her ears felt

head and nibbled on her ear with his

through her body. “You promised me,

that he had left behind, she still

wounds to

she needed was

that wound of hers right as

that point, she was bawling her eyes out

be able

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

to me. Just stay indifferent. Quit trying

than you?” He felt like he

be one, we can live happily from now on. If not, we should make things clear

was slight hoarseness to his voice as he asked, “Can you give me a bit

That left Kathleen startled.

some time to straighten everything out,” he said

quite reluctant to let her

“I can’t keep dragging things out with you, Samuel. There’s no way I can wait as long as

Samuel proposed

she replied, “I can give

he questioned. There

signature on it. If you and Nicolette are still hung up on each other after a month, I’ll sign the papers and

feel like you’re as innocent as

give it to

hand against her outstretched

tomorrow,” she ordered, then bit her

nodded

to be the last chance I give you, Samuel. I hope you’re not doing this to lead me on or trick me. I

trick you,” he

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

hearing that, Samuel

her? I’ve never even done

“Got it,” he agreed.

did she feel

because she couldn’t tell what Samuel’s

I going to do if he really is