Divorce Anxiety

“Well then, when did your affair with Christopher begin?” Samuel asked coldly.

Kathleen leered at him sideways. “Do you truly want to know? Aren’t you afraid of getting triggered?”

“I am,” Samuel answered. His tone was bone-chilling.

“So don’t ask.” Kathleen paused, hesitating. She then continued, “I take a person’s privacy very seriously. Hence, I have no interest in sharing my private life with outsiders.”

Kathleen’s word echoed in Samuel’s mind. Outsiders?

A shadow gradually enshrouded his eyes. She called me family not long ago, but now I’m an outsider?

“It’s done. You can eat now.” Kathleen turned off the fire at the stove.

She then moved the plate of pasta out to the dining room.

Meanwhile, Samuel tried to stamp out the hostility in his eyes, attempting to regain his composure. “Thank you.”

“All right, enjoy your meal. I’m heading home now.” Kathleen removed her apron and got ready to leave.

Samuel paused for a moment, then asked, “Would you stay and talk for a bit?”

Kathleen gazed at him serenely. “I’m going to bed. The face of a female celebrity is of utmost importance. No botox injections can compare to the benefits of beauty sleep.”

Samuel stared at her in return.

Kathleen had spoken calmly without spite. She was merely stating a fact.

It appeared as if she was undeniably treating Samuel as an average family member.

“Okay, then. Goodnight,” Samuel uttered in disbelief.

Nevertheless, there was nothing he could do about it.

He had no other choice. Otherwise, it would be impossible for him to grow closer to Kathleen in his entire lifetime.

When Kathleen approached the doorway, she swiveled around. “Samuel, please revoke my VIP status from the malls.”

Samuel looked at her coldly. “All you need to do is not spend your money there. I’ll stop the subscriptions then.”

“I’ll pay you back next time.” Kathleen desired a clean slate with him.

Samuel glared at her. “Will you be spending Charles’ money?”

“Of course.” Kathleen tipped her head up, then declared proudly, “He’s my brother after all.”

I’m your family and your brother, too. So why can’t you spend my money instead?” Samuel was slightly peeved by then. “Or is it that you don’t

I understand.” Kathleen always had difficulty winning

then turned around

a sunny-side-up egg on it. The egg was round

bite of it. Instantaneously, the corner of

walked back to the Johnson

into the house, she heard Charles

a gloomy expression on his face. “Where did you go? I

a meal with Gemma and Benjamin,” Kathleen

lips twitched. “You had only a meal with

secretly angry, thinking that Kathleen was trying to mislead

“I met

fell down the stairs. “And here I thought it was him

Samuel. From today onward, the two of us are only family members. He is something like

sarcastically, “Haha! I will never be his brother. It’ll be asking me to stoop to

where he no longer wants to be my

Charles was rendered speechless.

promptly made

to be his family?” Charles found the entire

at him. “That’s right.

it’s someone else, then I do believe that it can be true. But if it’s Samuel, I don’t believe it at

to buy more time. I bet it’s so that

with a deal like this, he won’t intervene if we decide to leave one day. Otherwise,

Charles pursed his lips.

feared that Kathleen would be the one to pay for it if Samuel did end up

was not a fool. “You should

was taken aback by

marched up the

her slim figure, then let out a deep, long sigh. Perhaps she’s actually clever but she doesn’t

morning, Kathleen was having breakfast when Maria brought over an invitation. “Ms. Johnson, this is an invitation from the

was surprised. The

it, Kathleen began to grin from ear to ear. “This is from

It’s from Felix Morris,” Maria answered. Kathleen

inviting

but in the end, the Morris family misread the situation. They’re making a commotion out of nothing.” There was no readable

turned awkward in a heartbeat. “So should we give Christopher a

that he wants to speak with me alone. So

on telling them?” Charles

Kathleen had no desire to