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 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 be

had difficulty

then turned around and

his plate, which had a sunny-side-up egg on it. The egg was round and

of his thin lips arched

walked back to

into the house, she

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

had a meal with Gemma and Benjamin,” Kathleen

had only a meal with them?

secretly angry, thinking that Kathleen was trying

grinned. She then confessed, “I

the stairs. “And here I thought it was him

of us are only family members. He is

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

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

Charles was rendered speechless.

made

to be his family?” Charles found the entire

“That’s right. You don’t believe

true. But

proposal to merely be Kathleen’s family is probably just a way for him to buy more time. I bet

even I know what Samuel is planning. But, at least, with a deal like this, he won’t intervene if we decide

Charles pursed his lips.

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

sighed. She was not a 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

having breakfast when Maria brought over an invitation. “Ms.

surprised.

As she scanned through it, Kathleen began to grin from ear to ear. “This is

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

is he inviting you

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.”

heartbeat. “So should we give Christopher

my own. It’s obvious that he wants to speak with me

what do you plan on telling them?” Charles was

had no desire