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 in

go back to the condominium,” said Kathleen

out of the hotel with

returned to the condominium, Kathleen put on a pair of indoor

used the same pair of simple black slippers

gotten them matching ones, but he had only complained about

fact, Samuel viewed most

saw it, they were nothing but

the fact that Kathleen was a young girl herself, not

Samuel pressed her against the

kiss they had shared back

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

“Why?” He grimaced.

manage to pass the

the event that he actually chose to be with her from then on, she would come clean about the

forward to how exactly he was going

give in to me?” he questioned while

right,” she affirmed with a

should know what the consequences of making me hold back for a whole month are,” warned Samuel. His calloused fingers tenderly brushed against

know.” Kathleen was being perfectly

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

Hehe!

take a shower,”

Kathleen nodded. “Okay.”

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

intended to stay with her, then she could just act like she knew nothing about him

Wynnie a call. “Samuel and I won’t be

see Nicolette again?

not it,”

Kathleen?” Samuel piped up with

“Coming,” she answered.

moment Wynnie heard that exchange, she could tell that it was Samuel’s

said with a grin. “You both should

that, she

down and went to pass

to take

that of the models in fashion magazines. No matter what he wore, he still looked slender; when undressed,

had something unique about him that

Kathleen wasn’t really the type

experience that she had was

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

yet to be tainted by

turned around. Even the tips of her ears felt

towel around himself and approached her from behind. He lowered his head and nibbled on her ear with his

shiver ran through her body.

he had

wounds to heal,

needed was

back to reopen that wound of hers right as she

that point, she was bawling her eyes out

she would be able to head back in

took off his suit and covered her with it before pulling her into his embrace. “Come

stay indifferent. Quit trying

you?” He felt like

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

his voice as he asked, “Can you give me

That left Kathleen startled.

me some time to straighten everything

he was quite reluctant to let her

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

Samuel proposed

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

he questioned. There was

If you and Nicolette are still hung up on each other after a month, I’ll

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

give it to me or

slapped his hand against her

tomorrow,” she ordered, then bit

nodded

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 promised while staring at

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

hearing that, Samuel

done that

“Got it,” he agreed.

did

she was still incredibly on edge because she couldn’t tell what

do if he really is