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.”

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 be family with me?

understand.” Kathleen always had difficulty winning an argument against

then turned around

on it.

fork and took a bite of it. Instantaneously, the corner of his thin lips arched up ever so slightly. She can never escape

back to the

into the house, she

gloomy expression on his face. “Where did you go? I hadn’t heard from you the entire

with Gemma and Benjamin,” Kathleen explained. “I even bought you

corner of Charles’ lips twitched. “You had only a meal

angry, thinking that Kathleen was trying to mislead

then confessed, “I met with Samuel

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

“Charles, relax. I talked things through with Samuel. From today onward, the two of us are only family members.

I will never be his brother. It’ll be asking me

do somehow enrage him to the point where

Charles was rendered speechless.

made her

promise to be his family?” Charles found the

him. “That’s right.

true. But if it’s Samuel, I don’t believe it at all.”

Kathleen’s family is probably just a way for him to buy more time. I bet it’s so

what Samuel is planning. But, at least, with a deal like this, he

Charles pursed his lips.

feared that Kathleen would be the one to pay for it

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

taken aback by her

marched

slim figure, then let out a deep, long sigh. Perhaps she’s actually clever but she doesn’t show it. Some things are better left

morning, Kathleen was having breakfast when Maria brought over an invitation.

surprised. The

scanned through it, Kathleen began to grin from ear to

Felix Morris,” Maria answered. Kathleen immediately placed the invitation down. “It’s Christopher’s

inviting you over?”

between Christopher and me, but in the end, the Morris family misread the situation. They’re making a commotion out of nothing.” There

a heartbeat. “So should we give Christopher a

It’s obvious that he wants to speak with

do you plan on

truth.” Kathleen had no desire to