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.

adults now. Who’d actually care about an occasional dalliance or two? Unfortunately for you, you can’t prove

ice running through Samuel’s veins.

Nicolette would exploit him as

Me? Repulsive?

to blame! This wouldn’t

to

the reason behind

Tell me!” Nicolette

loved you, and I never will,” Samuel delivered

someone had landed several blows to Nicolette’s

known this all along but had refused to acknowledge the

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

she simply

cling to a string of hope. “You’re saying this because Kathleen’s

inclined his

The lights had dimmed.

again. We’re over and done with,” Samuel warned as

screamed into the void that was the empty

her phone tightly till her knuckles turned

come to this

not

to her,

point in her pretending

the secret of his savior’s identity to her

the day after Nicolette’s

her car when she spotted Samuel

dressed impeccably in a white dress shirt, dark sweater, and suit with peaked lapels that accentuated

“Good morning,” Samuel greeted.

to work this early? It’s only seven o’clock,”

his car. “Hop on. We’ve got important matters to

that there are

but that’s not the

Kathleen huffed indignantly.

in. It’s too cold to stay out for long,” Samuel

jacket Kathleen was engulfed in made her resemble a

“I’m

Jadeborough were not

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

can freeze to death for all

lit with a feral glint.

of me. You should get in my car instead,”

you still make it in time after sending me to

thought. “Can’t whatever it is be discussed over

this face to face. Besides, I have

caught off

outstation for two days due