All Too Late

“I just want to have a proper husband, Samuel. If you can’t give me that, then stop trying to get yourself involved with me,” Kathleen pleaded in great distress. “Every time you kiss me, it makes me hesitate. I begin to wonder if you might like me just a little bit, but the things you do afterward shatter me completely. Please stop torturing me. I’m begging you.”

Tears were streaming down her cheeks uncontrollably.

The sorrow and pain she was experiencing were unbearable.

Kathleen was well aware of how much she loved Samuel.

It wasn’t just a matter of time. Rather, he had become a permanent part of her life.

Only she knew how agonizing it was to have to rip him out of her life just like that.

Despite the fresh wound that he had left behind, she still loved him.

It took time for wounds to heal, after all.

What she needed was time.

What she didn’t need was Samuel coming back to reopen that wound of hers right as she was trying to close it slowly. He was making her experience heart-wrenching torment once again.

At that point, she was bawling her eyes out in Samuel’s arms.

There was no way she would be able to head back in that state.

Samuel took off his suit and covered her with it before pulling her into his embrace. “Come on. Don’t cry.”

“Stop being so nice to me. Just stay indifferent. Quit trying to manipulate me,” Kathleen sobbed.

“Who else am I nice to other than you?” He felt like he was at his wit’s end.

“Nicolette,” she mumbled. Her eyes were red-rimmed. “I told you I wanted a proper husband, Samuel. If you’re willing to be one, we can live happily from now on. If not, we should make things clear right now. Then, we can go our separate ways in the future.”

He stared at how pitiful she looked. There was slight hoarseness to his voice as he asked, “Can you give me a bit of time?”

That left Kathleen startled.

“Just give me some time to straighten everything out,” he said while caressing her face.

Truthfully speaking, he was quite reluctant to let her go.

“How long?” Her lips were pursed together. “I can’t keep dragging things out with you, Samuel. There’s no way I can wait as long as a year, either.”

“One month,” Samuel proposed in a deep voice.

After a moment of contemplation, she replied, “I can give you that much, but I have my own demands.”

“What are they?” he questioned. There was a smile on his face.

“Give me a copy of the divorce agreement with your signature on it. If you and Nicolette are still hung up on each other after a month, I’ll sign the papers and leave,” insisted Kathleen. She wanted to have a backup plan for herself instead of waiting around like an idiot.

He chuckled in response. “Sometimes, I feel like you’re as innocent as a baby. Other times, I find you rather cunning.”

“Are you going to give it to me or not?” she complained.

Samuel slapped his hand against her outstretched one. “I will.”

“Good. I want it by tomorrow,” she ordered, then bit her lip.

“Sure.” He nodded his head.

Kathleen hesitated for a while, then stated, “This is really going to be the last chance I give you, Samuel. I hope you’re not doing this to lead me on or trick me. I know I’m soft-hearted, but I would never let anyone take advantage of me.”

“I won’t trick you,” he promised while staring at her.

“Also…” Her gaze turned cold as she trailed off. “You’re not allowed to get intimate with Nicolette ever again.”

Upon hearing that, Samuel frowned.

Get intimate with her? I’ve never even done that before. Is she talking about physical contact?

“Got it,” he agreed.

Only then did she feel better.

Nonetheless, she was still incredibly on edge because she couldn’t tell what Samuel’s true intentions were.

What am I going to do if he really is just trying to trick me?

“Let’s go back,” Samuel suggested. He grabbed her hand before heading outside.

“Shouldn’t we tell Dad?” Kathleen protested softly.

Even though she had just cried herself silly, she still hadn’t completely regained her composure.

On top of that, she hadn’t forgotten her manners either.

“Don’t worry about it.” He simply brushed the matter off.

“Where are we going, then?” she inquired.

want to go?” asked Samuel in

go back to the condominium,” said Kathleen

walk out of the

the condominium, Kathleen put on a pair

other hand, Samuel had used the same

them matching ones, but he had

viewed most

he saw it, they were nothing but childish

fact that Kathleen was a young girl herself, not to

Samuel pressed her against the wall

intense than the kiss they

overcome with terror. Her dainty fist pounded on his chest as she fiercely

“Why?” He grimaced.

to pass the test after the month is up, I’ll give

that he actually chose to be with her from then on, she would

exactly he was going to

month, you’ll give in to me?” he

affirmed with

the consequences of making me hold back for a whole month are,” warned Samuel. His calloused fingers tenderly brushed against her delicate chin, and he stared into her eyes with a

was

that she was pregnant and couldn’t share a room with

Hehe!

a

Kathleen nodded. “Okay.”

turn around and go into the house while she let out a sigh of relief and

Samuel truly intended to stay with her, then she could just act like she knew

“Samuel

he gone to see Nicolette again? He’s using you as his cover,

that’s not it,” Kathleen

Kathleen?” Samuel

“Coming,” she answered.

moment Wynnie heard that exchange, she could tell that it

said with a

that, she

phone down and

opened the door to take it

even beat that of the models in fashion magazines. No matter

about

conservative woman, Kathleen wasn’t really the type to open up to

experience that she had was with Samuel

so red that she looked like a tomato. She was so naive that it was out

of hers were exactly

had yet to be tainted by

turned around. Even the tips

lowered his head and nibbled on her ear with his icy, thin

ran through her body. “You promised me,

that he had left behind, she still

wounds to heal, after

she needed was

hers right as she

she was bawling her eyes out in

way she would be able to head back

his suit and covered her with it before pulling

stay indifferent. Quit

you?” He felt like he was at his wit’s

wanted a proper husband, Samuel. If you’re willing to be one, we can live happily from now on. If not, we should make things clear right now.

his voice as he asked, “Can you give me a bit of

That left Kathleen startled.

some time to straighten everything out,” he said while caressing

speaking, he was quite reluctant to let her

can’t keep dragging things out with you, Samuel. There’s no way I can wait as

proposed in a

can give you that much, but I have my

questioned. There was a smile

and Nicolette are still hung up on each other after a month, I’ll sign the papers and leave,” insisted Kathleen. She wanted to have a backup plan for

chuckled in response. “Sometimes, I feel like you’re as innocent as a baby. Other times, I find

you going to give it to

against her outstretched one.

it by tomorrow,” she ordered, then bit

He nodded

a while, then stated, “This is really going to be the last chance I give you, Samuel. I hope you’re not doing this to lead me on or trick me. I know I’m soft-hearted, but I would never

he promised while

gaze turned cold as she trailed off. “You’re

that, Samuel

her? I’ve never even done that before. Is she talking about

“Got it,” he agreed.

then did she feel

edge because she couldn’t tell what Samuel’s true

he