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.”

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?

Kathleen always had difficulty

then turned around

it. The egg was round and

of his thin lips arched up ever

walked back to the Johnson

the house, she heard

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

Benjamin,” Kathleen explained. “I even bought

meal with them? That’s still no excuse to return so

thinking that Kathleen was trying

grinned. She then confessed, “I met with

the stairs. “And here I thought it was him

of us are only family members. He is

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

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

be his family?” Charles found the entire notion

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 all.”

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

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

Charles pursed his lips.

afraid of Samuel, Charles feared that Kathleen would be the one to pay for

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

was taken aback by

marched up the

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

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

surprised.

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

Maria answered. Kathleen immediately placed the invitation down.

he inviting

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 no readable expression on Kathleen’s clean face

“So should we

over on my own. It’s obvious that he wants to speak with me alone. So what’s the use of

what do you plan on telling

no