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.

to go?”

back to the condominium,”

to walk out of the hotel with her hand in

on a pair

had used the same pair of simple

gotten them matching ones, but he had only

fact, Samuel viewed most couple-themed

saw it, they were nothing but childish

a young girl herself, not

Samuel pressed her against the wall and

intense than the kiss they had shared back

with 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 the month

be with her from

would simply look forward to how exactly he was going to deal

in

right,” she affirmed

His calloused fingers tenderly brushed against her delicate chin, and he stared into her eyes with a devilish

Kathleen was being perfectly

told him that she was pregnant and couldn’t share a room

Hehe!

a

Kathleen nodded. “Okay.”

into the house while she let out a sigh of

then she could just act like she knew

Wynnie a call. “Samuel and I won’t be going back

Nicolette again? He’s using

it,”

get me a towel, Kathleen?”

“Coming,” she answered.

moment Wynnie heard that exchange, she could tell that it was

a grin. “You both should

she

placed her phone down and went to pass Samuel

door to take

even beat that of the models in fashion magazines. No matter what he

unique about him that most

conservative woman, Kathleen wasn’t really the type to

she had was with

face was so red that she looked like a tomato. She

innocence of hers were exactly what he liked about

yet to be tainted by

the tips of her

nibbled on her ear with his icy, thin

her body. “You promised me,

fresh wound that he had left behind, she

time for wounds to heal, after

she needed

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

bawling her eyes out

way she would be able to head back

suit and covered her with it before pulling her into his

Just stay indifferent. Quit trying to

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

“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

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

That left Kathleen startled.

time to straighten everything out,” he

quite

keep dragging things out with you,

proposed

moment of contemplation, she replied, “I can give you that much,

they?” he questioned. There was a smile

still hung up on each other after a month, I’ll sign the papers and leave,” insisted

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

it to me or

slapped his hand against her outstretched

by tomorrow,” she ordered, then bit

nodded his

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

you,” he

trailed off. “You’re not allowed

that, Samuel

I’ve never even done

“Got it,” he agreed.

did she

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

to do if he really