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.

where do you want to go?”

to the condominium,”

walk out of

condominium, Kathleen put on a pair

other hand, Samuel had used the same pair

gotten them matching ones, but he had only complained about it

viewed most couple-themed products with

he saw it, they were nothing but childish things that only

was a young girl herself, not to mention a soft and

slippers, Samuel pressed her against the wall and

the kiss they had shared

dainty fist pounded on his chest as she fiercely uttered, “You’re not allowed to get intimate with me until the month

“Why?” He grimaced.

test,” she muttered. “If you manage to pass the test after the month is up, I’ll

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

simply look forward to how exactly he was going

you’ll give in to me?”

right,” she affirmed

should know what 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

was being perfectly

she figured that once she told him that she was pregnant and couldn’t share

Hehe!

to take a shower,” he told

Kathleen nodded. “Okay.”

the house while

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

to give Wynnie a call. “Samuel and

to see Nicolette again? He’s using you as

not it,” Kathleen

get me a towel, Kathleen?” Samuel piped up

“Coming,” she answered.

Wynnie heard that exchange, she could tell that it

with a grin. “You both should

she

placed her phone down and went to pass Samuel

door to take it from her,

man’s figure was unbelievably well-built, and he could even beat that of the models in fashion magazines. No

something unique about him that most people

woman, Kathleen wasn’t really the type to

she had was with

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

purity and innocence of hers were exactly

had yet to be tainted by the

around. Even the tips

nibbled on her ear with his icy, thin lips.

shiver ran through her body. “You

had left behind,

time for wounds to

she needed was

she didn’t need was Samuel coming back to reopen that wound of hers right as she was trying to close

that point, she was bawling her eyes out in

way she would be able to head back in that

and covered her with it before pulling her into

to me. Just stay indifferent. Quit trying to

you?”

to be one, we can live happily from now on. If not, we

hoarseness to his voice as

That left Kathleen startled.

some time to straighten everything out,” he

speaking, he was quite

lips were pursed together. “I can’t keep dragging things out with you, Samuel. There’s no way I can wait as long as

proposed

moment of contemplation, she replied, “I can give you that much, but I have my

There was a smile on his

still hung up on each other after a month, I’ll sign the papers

I feel like you’re as innocent as a baby. Other times, I

it

his hand against

I want it by tomorrow,”

He nodded his

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

trick you,” he

gaze turned cold as she trailed off. “You’re not allowed

that, Samuel

never even done that before. Is she talking about physical

“Got it,” he agreed.

then did

because she couldn’t

I going to do if he really is just