All Too Late

Chapter 38

“It was my fault, sir. Please don’t blame him,” she piped up in humiliation.

“Well, since everything’s okay, we’ll take our leave now.” In any case, the policemen knew it wasn’t their place to poke their nose into a couple’s personal affairs.

“Goodbye, sir.” Kathleen bid them farewell politely.

She only walked back after they had entered the elevator and stared at Samuel awkwardly.

There was a forced smile on his face. “Hmph.”

Kathleen approached him and muttered, “I’m sorry.”

“Thanks to you, I was questioned by the police for the first time in my life,” he commented indifferently.

Gnawing on her lip, she protested, “I assumed you had left already. The door was open, too. I thought a thief broke in.”

“You assumed?” he repeated while frowning.

“I…” Kathleen didn’t know what to say.

Thwack!

He gave her a flick to the forehead and warned, “You didn’t do too badly this time. Since you know that you shouldn’t be reckless, I’ll forgive you just this once. If this happens again, I’ll break your legs.”

As she rubbed the sore spot on her forehead, she had a pitiful and wronged expression. “Can you really blame me, though? I thought you were rushing to see Nicolette and forgot to close the door.”

That made Samuel frown.

Is she really trying to justify herself here?

“Think about it. Why do you think I chose this place as our new home?” he prompted gloomily. “The security downstairs is so tight. Do you really think a thief could get in? Why don’t you use your brain a little?”

“You can never be too cautious,” she insisted in an aggrieved manner. “You just said that I didn’t do too badly!”

Samuel let out a chilling huff. “You’re really going to make me explode from anger someday, Kathleen.”

In response to that, Kathleen puffed up her cheeks. She looked like a kicked puppy.

That night, the two of them were lying in bed.

There wasn’t much movement going on.

was tired, but they weren’t talking to each

they were both

she couldn’t fight off her sleepiness

time later,

a ringtone

on his face. “Got it. I’ll head

Sam?” Kathleen had woken up from the

guards downstairs gave me a call. I’m going

were pursed as he got changed and

took his phone and car keys with

feeling in her heart, so she put on a white coat

Nicolette curled up into a ball on

cold outside, and she was only dressed in

his way over to her and immediately took off his coat to drape it

neck while sobbing, “I’m so scared, Samuel. I’m scared of the chemotherapy tomorrow. The

out to pat

for a

was no way he could

sick with a cold or a fever, it

stared at someone behind him.

realization made him

let go of Nicolette and caught sight of Kathleen standing

were hidden behind the coat as she

the middle of the night, Nicolette?” she confronted. “You’re an adult already. You should know how many people would be worried about you. Of all places, you came straight to Samuel.

forlornly protested, “That’s not what I was trying to do, Kathleen. I

is it that you feel that way? Is it mine?” Kathleen retorted. Her usually soft tone had become harsh and biting. “At least you have a father. For the three years that you were overseas, he was the one providing you with money the

it, Kathleen,”

a fuss. You’re trying to steal Samuel away, aren’t you?” she continued to accuse. There wasn’t a hint of warmth in her eyes. “Even if you manage to lure him into your arms, how long do you think he will

on her

at all! In fact, she

kind of relationship we’re in. What are people going

noticed the weird looks that the

a secret to the public, the security guards were aware of it. It wasn’t

that, it would be hard to explain

that, Kathleen sighed. “Just send her

to leave. Her petite, lonely silhouette

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