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.

want to go?” asked Samuel in

back to the condominium,” said Kathleen after

out of the

Kathleen put on a

other hand, Samuel had used the same pair

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

fact, Samuel viewed most

they were nothing but childish things that

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

slippers, Samuel pressed her

even more intense than the kiss

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

“Why?” He grimaced.

muttered. “If you manage to pass the test

to be with her

forward to how exactly he

after one month, you’ll give in to me?” he questioned

she affirmed with a

His calloused

Kathleen was being

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

Hehe!

going to take a shower,” he told

Kathleen nodded. “Okay.”

while she let out

then she could just act like she knew

“Samuel and I

Nicolette again? He’s using you as his cover, isn’t

not it,”

a towel, Kathleen?” Samuel piped

“Coming,” she answered.

she could tell that it was Samuel’s

she said with a grin.

she hung

and

he opened the door to take it from her, he

magazines. No matter

unique about him that

conservative woman, Kathleen wasn’t really the type to open

she had was with

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

innocence of hers were exactly what he liked

be tainted by the

instantly turned around. Even the tips of her ears felt

himself and approached her from behind. He lowered his head and nibbled on her ear with his icy, thin lips. “It’s been three years.

shiver ran through her body.

the fresh wound that he had left behind, she

wounds to heal,

needed was

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

she was bawling her eyes out

would be able to head back

covered her with it before

nice to me. Just stay indifferent. Quit trying to manipulate me,” Kathleen

than you?” He felt like he was at

willing to be one, we can live happily from now on. If not, we

his voice as he asked, “Can you give me a bit of

That left Kathleen startled.

everything out,” he said while caressing her

was quite reluctant

keep dragging things out with

Samuel proposed

she replied, “I can give you that much, but I

There was a smile on his

a month, I’ll sign the papers and leave,” insisted Kathleen. She wanted to have a backup plan for herself instead of

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

give it to me

slapped his hand against her outstretched one.

by tomorrow,” she ordered,

He nodded

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

trick you,” he

turned cold as she trailed off. “You’re not allowed to get intimate with Nicolette

hearing that, Samuel

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

“Got it,” he agreed.

then did

incredibly on edge because

to do if he really is just trying to trick