Divorce Anxiety

“It was my fault, sir. Please don’t blame him,” she piped up in humiliation.

“Well, since everything’s okay, we’ll take our leave now.” In any case, the policemen knew it wasn’t their place to poke their nose into a couple’s personal affairs.

“Goodbye, sir.” Kathleen bid them farewell politely.

She only walked back after they had entered the elevator and stared at Samuel awkwardly.

There was a forced smile on his face. “Hmph.”

Kathleen approached him and muttered, “I’m sorry.”

“Thanks to you, I was questioned by the police for the first time in my life,” he commented indifferently.

Gnawing on her lip, she protested, “I assumed you had left already. The door was open, too. I thought a thief broke in.”

“You assumed?” he repeated while frowning.

“I…” Kathleen didn’t know what to say.

Thwack!

He gave her a flick to the forehead and warned, “You didn’t do too badly this time. Since you know that you shouldn’t be reckless, I’ll forgive you just this once. If this happens again, I’ll break your legs.”

As she rubbed the sore spot on her forehead, she had a pitiful and wronged expression. “Can you really blame me, though? I thought you were rushing to see Nicolette and forgot to close the door.”

That made Samuel frown.

Is she really trying to justify herself here?

“Think about it. Why do you think I chose this place as our new home?” he prompted gloomily. “The security downstairs is so tight. Do you really think a thief could get in? Why don’t you use your brain a little?”

“You can never be too cautious,” she insisted in an aggrieved manner. “You just said that I didn’t do too badly!”

Samuel let out a chilling huff. “You’re really going to make me explode from anger someday, Kathleen.”

In response to that, Kathleen puffed up her cheeks. She looked like a kicked puppy.

That night, the two of them were lying in bed.

There wasn’t much movement going on.

of them was tired, but they weren’t talking to each other,

they were both deep

that Kathleen was pregnant, she couldn’t fight off her sleepiness for

later, Samuel’s phone

course, a ringtone played along

There was a grim look on his face. “Got

is it, Sam?” Kathleen had woken up from

me a call. I’m going to take a look.” His

pursed as he got changed

he took his phone and car

unsettling feeling in her heart, so she put on a white coat and

curled up into

she was only dressed

to her and immediately took off his

while sobbing, “I’m so scared, Samuel. I’m scared of the chemotherapy tomorrow. The doctor told me that

pat her on the back. “How could that be? You’ve

terrified, Samuel. Can you chat with me for a bit before going

back to the hospital.” There was no way he could let her

she were to get sick with a cold or a fever, it would be disastrous for someone like her, who had

a sudden, Nicolette stared at someone behind him.

made

Nicolette and caught sight

hidden behind the coat as

leave the hospital to come here in the middle of the night, Nicolette?” she confronted. “You’re an adult already. You should know how many people would be worried about you. Of all places, you came straight to Samuel. Are you trying to make him feel bad

Kathleen. I

is it that you feel that way? Is it mine?” Kathleen retorted. Her usually soft tone had become harsh and biting. “At least you have a father. For the three years that you were overseas, he was the one providing you with money the whole time, wasn’t

it, Kathleen,” Samuel

she continued to accuse. There wasn’t a hint of warmth in her eyes. “Even if you manage

chewed on her

at all! In fact, she

below our apartment, Samuel. Everyone who passes through this place knows what kind of relationship we’re in. What are people going to think when they see you hugging another woman over

the weird looks that

the security guards were aware of it. It

that, it would be hard to explain to them

that, Kathleen sighed.

to leave. Her petite,