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 go?” asked

back to the condominium,” said Kathleen after

to walk out

returned to the condominium, Kathleen put on a pair

Samuel had used the same pair of simple black

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

fact, Samuel viewed most

way he saw it, they were nothing but childish things that only young girls would be

that Kathleen was a young girl herself, not to mention a

pressed her against the wall and

than the kiss they

she fiercely uttered, “You’re not allowed to get intimate with me until the month is

“Why?” He grimaced.

“If you manage to pass the test after the

with her from then on,

exactly

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

right,” she affirmed with a

consequences of making me hold back for a whole month are,” warned Samuel. His calloused fingers tenderly brushed against her delicate chin, and he stared into her eyes with a devilish

know.” Kathleen was being

pregnant and couldn’t share a room

Hehe!

to take a

Kathleen nodded. “Okay.”

and go into the house while she let out

then she could just act like she knew nothing about

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

Nicolette again? He’s using

not it,” Kathleen immediately

me a towel, Kathleen?”

“Coming,” she answered.

she could

a grin. “You

that, she

her phone down and went to pass

the door to take it from her, he

man’s figure was unbelievably well-built, and he could even beat that of the models in fashion magazines. No matter what he wore, he still looked slender; when

about him that most

really

she

face was so red

hers were exactly what he liked about

to be

Even the

wrapped the towel around himself and approached her from behind. He lowered his head and nibbled on her ear with his icy, thin lips.

through her

that he had left behind,

took time for wounds

needed

Samuel coming back to reopen that wound of hers right as she was trying to close it slowly. He was making

bawling her eyes out

she would be able to

and covered her with it before

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

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

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

was slight hoarseness to his

That left Kathleen startled.

time to straighten everything out,” he said

he was quite reluctant to let

lips were pursed together. “I can’t keep dragging things out with you, Samuel.

proposed in a

can give you that much, but I have

they?” he questioned. There was

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

in response. “Sometimes, I feel like you’re as innocent as a

it to me or

hand against her outstretched one. “I

tomorrow,” she ordered, then bit her

He nodded his

you, Samuel. I hope you’re not doing this to lead me

you,” he promised while

“You’re not allowed to get intimate with Nicolette ever

that,

I’ve never even done

“Got it,” he agreed.

then did she

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

to do if he really