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.”

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 want to

Kathleen always had difficulty winning

turned

which had a sunny-side-up egg on it. The

of his thin lips arched up

walked back to the Johnson

the house, she

“Where did you go? I hadn’t

a meal with Gemma and Benjamin,” Kathleen explained. “I even

“You had only a meal with them? That’s

thinking that Kathleen was trying to

grinned. She then confessed, “I met with Samuel

“And here I thought it was

the two of us are only family members. He is something like a brother to me, and

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

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. When that happens, I won’t

Charles was rendered speechless.

promptly made her

really promise to be his family?” Charles found the entire

“That’s right. You don’t believe

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

man is way too cunning. His proposal to merely be Kathleen’s family is probably just a way for him to buy more time. I bet it’s so that he could get closer to her. Why is she so

at Charles flatly. She then spoke with indifference. “Charles, not even I know what Samuel is planning. But, at least, with a deal like this, he won’t intervene if we decide to leave one day.

Charles pursed his lips.

though he was not afraid of Samuel, Charles feared that Kathleen would be the one to pay for it if Samuel did end up

fool. “You should learn to trust

taken aback by

marched

long sigh. Perhaps she’s actually clever but she doesn’t show it. Some things are better left unknown. Elsewise, it would be utterly

an invitation. “Ms. Johnson,

was surprised. The Morris

the invitation, then flipped it open. As she scanned through it,

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

inviting

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

in a heartbeat. “So should we give Christopher a

he wants to speak with me alone. So what’s the use of calling Christopher?” Kathleen

do you plan on telling

had no desire to lie to