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.

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

ice running through Samuel’s veins.

that Nicolette would exploit him as

Me? Repulsive?

into a snarl. “You only have yourself to blame! This wouldn’t have happened at all if you

was indifferent to Nicolette’s

questioned the reason

Tell

and I never will,” Samuel

someone had landed several blows to Nicolette’s

but had

had truly loved her, he would have gone against

she simply wasn’t important

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

not.” Samuel inclined his gaze toward

The lights had dimmed.

and done with,” Samuel

into the void

phone tightly till her knuckles

had still come to this in

did not

her, not in the truest

was the point in her pretending

secret of his savior’s

was the day after

car when she spotted

dressed impeccably in a white dress shirt, dark sweater, and suit

“Good morning,” Samuel greeted.

to work this early? It’s only

toward his car. “Hop on. We’ve

there are trivial matters

to burst your bubble, but that’s not the case

Kathleen huffed indignantly.

to

cardigan and down jacket Kathleen was engulfed in made her resemble

scanned Samuel from head to toe. “I’m dressed in

in Jadeborough were not

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

to death for all

with a feral glint. “My car’s

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

in time after sending

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

face. Besides, I have a flight

caught off guard

outstation for two