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.

do you want to go?” asked Samuel in

go back to the condominium,”

to walk out

put on a pair of indoor slippers with bunny

other hand, Samuel had used the same pair of simple

Kathleen had gotten them matching ones, but he had

Samuel viewed most couple-themed

way he saw it, they were nothing but childish things that only young girls would be

however, was the fact that Kathleen was a young girl herself, not

slippers, Samuel pressed her against the

more intense than the kiss

fiercely uttered,

“Why?” He grimaced.

a test,” she muttered. “If you manage to pass the test after the month

to be with her from then on,

forward to how exactly he was going

in

she affirmed with a

month are,” warned Samuel. His calloused fingers tenderly brushed against her delicate chin, and he stared into her eyes with a devilish

was being

pregnant and couldn’t share a room with him, he wouldn’t

Hehe!

take a shower,” he told

Kathleen nodded. “Okay.”

the house while she let out a sigh of relief

could just act like

decided to give Wynnie a call. “Samuel and I won’t be

“Has he gone to see Nicolette

that’s not it,” Kathleen immediately

you get me a towel, Kathleen?” Samuel piped

“Coming,” she answered.

she could tell that it

Got it,” she said with a grin. “You both

she hung

placed her phone down and went to pass Samuel a

to take it

figure was unbelievably well-built, and he could even beat that of the models in fashion magazines. No matter what he wore, he still looked slender; when undressed, though, his muscles were perfectly

unique about him that

Kathleen wasn’t really the type to open

only experience that she had was with Samuel

red that she looked like a

hers were

had yet to be tainted by the

around. Even the

He lowered his head and nibbled on her ear with his icy, thin lips. “It’s been

through her

had left behind, she still

for wounds to

she needed

wound of hers right as she was trying to close it slowly. He was making her experience heart-wrenching torment

point, she was bawling her eyes out in Samuel’s

way she would be

his suit and covered her with it before

nice to me. Just stay indifferent. Quit trying to manipulate

other than you?” He felt like he was at his

If you’re willing to be one, we can live happily from now on. If

was slight hoarseness to his voice as

That left Kathleen startled.

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

quite reluctant to

keep dragging things out with you,

month,” Samuel proposed

a moment of contemplation, she replied, “I can give you

are they?” he questioned. There was a

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

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

you going to give it to

against her outstretched one.

tomorrow,” she ordered, then

He nodded

going to be the last chance I give you, Samuel. I hope you’re not doing this to

you,” he promised

she trailed off. “You’re not allowed to get intimate

hearing that, Samuel

I’ve never even done that before. Is she

“Got it,” he agreed.

then did

on edge because she couldn’t tell what

he really