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

go back to the condominium,” said Kathleen after a

to walk out of the hotel with her

the condominium, Kathleen put on

hand, Samuel had used the same pair of simple black slippers since

Kathleen had gotten them matching ones,

viewed most couple-themed

but childish things that only young

that Kathleen was a young girl herself, not

slippers, Samuel pressed her against the wall and kissed

even more intense than the kiss they

chest as she fiercely uttered, “You’re not allowed to get intimate with

“Why?” He grimaced.

you manage to pass the test after the month is up, I’ll give you

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

look forward to how exactly he was going to deal with

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

she affirmed with

His calloused fingers

know.” Kathleen was

she figured that once she told him that she was pregnant and couldn’t share

Hehe!

to take a

Kathleen nodded. “Okay.”

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

intended to stay with her, then she could

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

a brow. “Has he gone to see Nicolette again? He’s using you

not it,”

Kathleen?” Samuel piped up

“Coming,” she answered.

she could

with a

that, she

placed her phone down and went

take it from her, he

magazines. No matter what he wore, he still looked slender; when undressed, though, his muscles

something unique about him that

wasn’t really the

that she had was

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

purity and innocence of hers were

to be tainted by the

around. Even the tips

and approached her from behind. He lowered his head and nibbled on her

ran through her

that he had left behind,

time for wounds to

needed

she didn’t need was Samuel coming back to reopen that wound of hers right as she was trying to close

she was bawling

be able to head back in that

it before pulling her into his embrace.

me. Just stay indifferent.

than you?” He felt like he

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

hoarseness to his voice as he asked, “Can

That left Kathleen startled.

straighten everything

he was quite

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

Samuel proposed in

give you that much, but I have my

he questioned. There was

other after a month, I’ll sign

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

it to me

hand against her outstretched one.

by tomorrow,” she ordered, then bit

nodded his

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

you,” he promised

off. “You’re

that, Samuel

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

“Got it,” he agreed.

then did

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

I going to do if he really is just trying