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 back to the condominium,”

Come on.” He proceeded to walk out of the hotel with her hand in

they returned to the condominium, Kathleen put on

used the same pair of

Kathleen had gotten them matching ones, but he had

viewed most couple-themed products

saw it, they were nothing but childish things that

was a young girl herself, not to mention a soft and

slippers, Samuel pressed her against the wall and kissed

even more intense than the kiss

terror. Her dainty fist pounded on his chest as she fiercely

“Why?” He grimaced.

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

her from then on, she

look forward to how exactly he was

you’ll give in to me?” he questioned

she affirmed

making me hold back for a whole month are,” warned Samuel. His calloused fingers

know.” Kathleen was being

she was pregnant and couldn’t share a room with him, he wouldn’t

Hehe!

take a shower,” he told

Kathleen nodded. “Okay.”

while she let out a sigh of relief and

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

to give Wynnie a call. “Samuel and I won’t be going back tonight,

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

it,” Kathleen

towel, Kathleen?” Samuel piped up

“Coming,” she answered.

heard that exchange, she could tell that it

said with a grin. “You both should

she hung

her phone down and

to take it

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

something unique about

really the type to open

she had was with

was so red that she looked like a tomato. She

and innocence of hers were exactly

had yet to be tainted by the

instantly turned around. Even the tips of

He lowered his head and nibbled on her ear with his icy,

her body. “You promised

wound that he had left

for wounds to heal, after

she needed

that wound of hers right as she

that point, she was bawling

way she would be able to

took off his suit and covered her with it before

to me. Just stay

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

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

stared at how pitiful she looked. There was slight hoarseness to his voice as he asked, “Can

That left Kathleen startled.

straighten everything out,” he

he was quite reluctant to

keep dragging things out with

month,” Samuel proposed

she replied, “I can give you

they?” he questioned. There

each other after a month, I’ll sign the papers and leave,” insisted Kathleen. She

I feel like you’re as innocent as

give it to me or not?”

slapped his hand against

by tomorrow,” she ordered, then bit her

He 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 know I’m soft-hearted, but I would never let anyone take advantage

won’t trick you,” he promised

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

hearing that, Samuel

done that before. Is she talking

“Got it,” he agreed.

did

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

I going to do if he really is just trying to trick