Divorce Anxiety

Chapter 218 Close Friend

Kathleen nodded.

With her brows furrowed, Gemma asked, “So you two are cousins, right?”

“Yes.” Kathleen pursed her lips. “But I refuse to acknowledge her as my cousin.”

“Right! Someone like her isn’t good enough to be your cousin. No wonder there’s a resemblance between you and Nicolette.”

Kathleen replied calmly, “Yes. I even became her replacement back then.”

Samuel cleared his throat, trying to soothe the awkwardness.

As though she had sensed something, Gemma replied, “I’ll be on duty tonight, so I’ll take care of your granny for you.”

“Gem, thank you,” Kathleen expressed her gratitude.

“There’s no need to thank me.” Looking into Kathleen’s eyes, Gemma said, “Look at your dark circles. They look so bad. Hurry and go home to have some rest.”

“All right. I’ll get going now.” Kathleen nodded.

“Okay. Be careful on your way home,” reminded Gemma.

Kathleen gave a slight nod and tugged at Samuel before leaving.

After leaving the hospital, Kathleen and Samuel got into a Maybach.

Samuel let out a cough and said, “I’ve never taken you as a replacement before. Never.”

He could ensure that, at least.

Although Kathleen and Nicolette resembled one another, and sometimes he had also wondered why they looked so alike, he had never taken Kathleen as Nicolette’s replacement.

Pursing her red lips, Kathleen replied, “It doesn’t matter anymore.”

In a deep voice, Samuel muttered, “Kate, if I had taken you as her replacement, I would’ve only disliked you more.”

Kathleen shot him a sideways glance.

“I know myself well, and I think you do too.” Samuel’s voice was hoarse. “If I couldn’t accept how you resemble Nicolette, I wouldn’t have married you.”

Initially, he married Kathleen due to pressure from Diana.

did not see Kathleen as

so, he would have resented Kathleen more, and he would not have thought

already done so since the beginning, and he had

her slender fingers as she continued, “Samuel, I could still make my own judgment on some matters. The misunderstanding wasn’t the reason

Samuel were

by

were some misunderstandings, and they were to talk things out, they would

was that they were not

she said, “Did you realize that we actually got along well before

did not

could only mean that it’d be better for us to stay

placed his cold finger against her thin

“You don’t have to explain to me, and you don’t have to feel pressured. Kate, I’m not doing anything to you. After you’ve done treating me, it’s all up to you whether you wish to leave or stay. I’ll not stop you.

asked, “Do you

responded with a

wafted through her nose. “Can you stop with those gestures that a friend wouldn’t do, like holding my

a second before replying,

sidelong glance and questioned, “Have

“Could you tell me what kind of friends we

“Ordinary friends,” Kathleen emphasized.

said, would you be this harsh

was rendered speechless in

the

can I say something?” Samuel

Kathleen was getting impatient and furious

feel the same, too.” Samuel went straight to the point. “It is because we

Kathleen remained silent.

friends. After all, some physical touches are inevitable. What do

“Do you know how easy it is for close friends

tend to step over the line?” Samuel’s charming face grew solemn. “Have you ever had

Kathleen was tongue-tied.

close friend

him a suspicious

as he stared at

pursed her lips slightly and started the

cast her an unfathomable look. “So, is that a

Kathleen

curled his lips into a