All Too Late

Even so, Kathleen had never pulled any tricks.

She watched, quietly and sadly, as Samuel loved and pampered another woman.

She kept her emotions suppressed. When she felt sad, she merely hid herself away and cried.

She had never done anything hateful.

Until one day, Diana found out about her feelings for Samuel and saw through her.

“You silly child, why didn’t you tell me?” Diana was over the moon.

She had not asked for Kathleen’s opinion when she arranged for Nicolette to be sent away.

Using Nicolette’s life as a threat, she forced Samuel to get together with Kathleen.

Samuel compromised on the condition that Kathleen’s identity remained undisclosed.

Diana knew what Samuel was planning, but she said nothing and agreed.

Kathleen, who married Samuel amid the confusion, naturally did not mind.

She assumed she would eventually warm Samuel’s heart.

She believed that, one day, Samuel would return her feelings.

However, that day would never arrive.

No matter how much Samuel liked her, he loved Nicolette more.

Kathleen had her pride.

She refused to be the hated one.

She would leave so that the lovers could be together.

“You don’t know how much Nicolette means to me,” Samuel said solemnly. “Kathleen, even if I don’t marry her, I can’t ignore her for the rest of my life.”

Kathleen felt a sharp pain in her heart.

She knew that.

“I fell into a river when I was thirteen years old. Nicolette was the one who saved me.” Samuel looked at her with a bone-chilling coldness in his gaze. “I owe her my life.”

Kathleen froze.

This came as a surprise.

In other words, ten-year-old Nicolette had saved thirteen-year-old Samuel.

So that’s how their relationship started.

“So, it’s even less likely for you two to break up.” Kathleen’s heart ached. Her delicate face paled considerably.

Samuel did not say a word. He just looked at her silently.

After a long while, he spoke. “Kathleen, the one I like now is you.”

Kathleen’s tears rolled down her cheeks. “You like me now, but you can’t bear to let go of Nicolette. What should

Samuel furrowed his brows.

worthy?”

like I said, you need to give me time. You

that no matter how much time I give you, the final result will never

her coldly. “Don’t even

grabbed his suit jacket and stormed

chair weakly, her hands lowered. Her heart had never hurt

the other hand, Samuel went out for a drive

to let the cold wind in and calm himself

said had come out in a

he didn’t just have feelings

the contrary, he liked Kathleen a lot more than

for Kathleen were also a lot

not be compared to what he felt for

struggled for some time, Samuel realized

felt for Nicolette was simply out of

repay her for saving his

not ignore

was indeed difficult

a month’s time

had not given him a month. She had offered

was determined to

for the

always felt uneasy whenever she was

felt this way.

she had always believed that her sixth

similar hunch that time when

was healthy the last time Kathleen saw her. Her pulse was fine. There did not

the family were also in good

members, perhaps one of her friends was in

Kathleen

that Benjamin was out of

as Benjamin had not

coat, left the

quiet at such a

to Benjamin’s ward with

see a figure come out

Kathleen was startled.

The man panicked.

are you?” she glared

caught by Kathleen. He

right there!”

ran without

up the trash can next to her

hit him in

shouted in pain before he crashed onto the

aimed a silver needle at

have such a terrifying object with her.

his teeth and stared at the silver needle

she have something like

sent you?” There was a ruthless expression on