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.”

can’t you spend my money instead?” Samuel was slightly peeved by then. “Or is it that you don’t want to be family

understand.” Kathleen always had difficulty winning an argument against

then turned around

sunny-side-up egg on it. The egg was round and reminded

the corner of his thin

back to

moment she stepped into the house,

his face. “Where did you go? I

and Benjamin,”

a meal with them? That’s still no

thinking that Kathleen was trying to mislead him with

then confessed, “I

here I

at ease. “Charles, relax. I talked things through with Samuel. From today onward, the two of us are only family members. He is something like a brother to me,

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

be bothered to care about all that. In the end, if you do somehow enrage him to the point where he no longer wants to be my family, he’ll come pestering me once again.

Charles was rendered speechless.

promptly made

promise to be his family?” Charles found

peered at him. “That’s right.

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

way for him to buy more time. I bet it’s so that he could get closer to

like this, he won’t

Charles pursed his lips.

be the one to pay for it if Samuel did end up

sighed. She was not a fool. “You should learn to trust in

was taken aback by

marched up the

she’s actually clever but she

breakfast when Maria brought over an invitation. “Ms. Johnson,

was surprised. The

she scanned through it, Kathleen began to

answered. Kathleen immediately placed the invitation down. “It’s

is he inviting you over?”

guessing he wants to ask about what’s going on between Christopher and me. Now, do you understand what I meant? Nothing was happening between Christopher and me, but in the end, the Morris family misread the situation. They’re making a commotion out of nothing.” There was

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

me to go over on my own. It’s obvious that he wants to speak with me alone. So

you plan on telling them?”

no