Divorce Anxiety

“You’re mocking me!” Kathleen gasped.

How dare he doubt my intelligence!

“Fine, I’m the foolish one then.” Samuel relented reluctantly.

Kathleen replied smugly, “Rightfully so, too. I’m going to bed. Goodnight.”

“Before I forget, thanks for the medicine. Though they might be one of the most bitter ones I’ve ever tasted,” said Samuel as he fixed his gaze at the back of Kathleen’s willowy figure.

“That was intentional. You’re most welcome.”

Samuel was dumbstruck by her imprudence.

Kathleen continued on her way, leaving behind a resigned Samuel.

“I’ll finish it up regardless!” Samuel called out, sounding like he had been wronged.

A smile tugged on the corner of Kathleen’s cherry red lips as she entered her room and shut the door to her balcony.

Samuel lingered on his balcony till Kathleen’s curtains were drawn.

He had just reached his room when his phone began to ring.

The caller ID displayed was that of Nicolette.

Samuel had lost count of the number of times his phone had been bombarded by her.

He had never picked up any of her calls accept for that first time.

Nevertheless, he had to put a stop to this.

“Do you plain on explaining yourself, Mr. Macari?” Nicolette mocked over the phone.

Samuel couldn’t help his rising feelings of disgust. “I owe you nothing.”

Nicolette curled her lips. “I wonder what Kathleen thinks of you right now. She must be beside herself, blaming you for everything that transpired?”

“Don’t compare her to the likes of yourself.”

Nicolette gritted her teeth. “You’ll never have her!”

“It was you who sent her that fabricated audio recording a year ago,” Samuel uttered harshly.

Nicolette was stunned to hear this but quickly regained her composure. “What are you going to do about it?”

Samuel’s eyes were two endless chasms of swirling wrath. “Enough of your games, Nicolette.”

Nicolette was the reason all along for the rift between him and Kathleen.

“It’s too late, Samuel. Kathleen would never believe that we’ve never slept together before,” Nicolette taunted.

Samuel remained silent.

care about an occasional dalliance or two? Unfortunately

was ice running through Samuel’s

unthinkable that Nicolette would exploit him as

Me? Repulsive?

wouldn’t have happened at all if you had married me

was indifferent to Nicolette’s

should have questioned the reason behind

Tell me!” Nicolette

I never will,”

as if someone had landed

this all along but had refused to acknowledge the

Samuel had truly loved her, he would have gone against his family for

that she simply wasn’t important

attempted to cling to a string of hope. “You’re saying

inclined his gaze toward the opposite

The lights had dimmed.

and done

void that was the empty

tightly till her knuckles turned bone

had still come to this

not

had never belonged to her, not

the point in her pretending to be his

she would carry the secret of his savior’s identity to

the day

into her car when she spotted

was dressed impeccably in a white dress shirt, dark

“Good morning,” Samuel greeted.

you going to work this early? It’s

signaled toward his car. “Hop on. We’ve

that there are

burst your bubble, but that’s not the case

Kathleen huffed indignantly.

to stay

jacket Kathleen was engulfed in made her resemble

scanned Samuel from head to toe. “I’m dressed in more layers than you

in Jadeborough were not to

Samuel’s lips lifted in amusement. “Is your heart aching out of sympathy for

to death

with a feral glint. “My car’s

sight of me. You should get

make it in time

pursed her lips in thought. “Can’t whatever it is be discussed over

to face. Besides, I have a flight to catch at

caught off guard

two days due to work,” explained