Divorce Anxiety

“I like your cooking, but you won’t cook for me,” replied Samuel in a crisp and clear voice. His aura seemed ever so regal.

Kathleen’s red lips clamped shut. She refused to talk.

Samuel ate quietly.

The truth was that he was satisfied with being able to sit there and share a meal with her peacefully. He didn’t dare to even dream of more.

Still, his heart ached because he had to force her to eat with him.

He knew that Kathleen never wanted to stay and that she didn’t even want to see him.

Kathleen put her cutlery down after taking a few bites. After that, she sipped water while waiting for Samuel to finish his meal.

Samuel, on the other hand, ate extremely slowly. It was as if he was deliberately torturing her.

As Kathleen sipped her water, she had a frosty look.

“There is something wrong with my stomach,” explained Samuel. “It’ll hurt if I don’t eat slowly.”

Kathleen heartlessly pointed out, “That has nothing to do with me.”

A hint of sorrow flashed past his eyes. “I know. I just wanted to talk to you.”

Kathleen put her glass down and stopped being mean.

Samuel knew that was just how she was.

She couldn’t be mean even though she hated him with every fiber of her being.

Samuel’s dark eyes shone with suppressed desires and intelligence. “A year ago, I stumbled upon some information about how Vanessa has been searching for a woman.”

Kathleen raised her brow and stared at him.

“That woman is connected to Vanessa in some way, but that is not the important bit,” continued Samuel before he paused a while. “The interesting bit is that Vanessa didn’t send Ivan to capture that woman. Instead, she wanted him to kill her.”

Kathleen turned her attention to him. “What proof do you have to back up your words?”

Samuel had a skin-deep grin on when he turned to her.

She gripped her glass, and her fingers turned pale from that. “You have some conditions, don’t you?” she added upon seeing that smile.

“Yes,” replied Samuel, nodding.

so angry that she chuckled out loud. “Hah! And to think that just

voice sounded amazing when he replied, “That is true, but you get to choose

that evidence unless I agree to your terms,” protested Kathleen.

smile mysterious

to her and replied, “This is the

Kathleen was taken aback.

prove that Ivan committed the crime.

“What

refused to accept his gift for

for me,” replied Samuel in a magnetic voice. “You don’t have to cook

stared in astonishment.

landed on Kathleen, and he grinned. “If you find that to be troublesome, then feel free to

had stopped her, she would only end up

something Samuel knew all

more. “Do you

you will never agree to that term,” answered Samuel. The lust in his eyes shone as

lips shut as if she had figured out what

cook for you, but only because I don’t want to be in your debt. However,

ever return, please cook for me again, okay?” He grinned. A dangerous and ambiguous aura seeped out of his eyes as

had helped solve a

Kathleen’s style, she would not want to be in his debt,

can’t just leave with everything he gave me. He doesn’t owe me anything… at least not where this

you if I am free.”

you,” said

stood up and left with the

sipped his glass of warm water. A

too simple-minded. Good thing she has Charles as her brother. If

turn at that moment. No, that’s not right. I should be the one to protect her. I

soon as that thought ran past his mind, he

ordered Samuel mercilessly. “Also, Christopher’s grandfather set up an arranged marriage for Christopher when the latter was a baby. Look into the matter and find some way to get his betrothed

was taken aback

Mr. Macari is getting a little too

and just do it,”

put his phone away

predator has locked in on his victim. I guess Mrs. Macari

folder with her and

him and said, “Take a look and deal with it however you see fit. I

that, she turned

Charles. “Where did