All Too Late

“I don’t love you,” Samuel said coldly. “In the past, I didn’t understand what love was. You saved my life, for which I was grateful, and I naively thought that was love. But when I heard that Kathleen lost our children, I finally realized I don’t love you.”

He had rushed to the hospital back then and heard from Wynnie that Kathleen managed to pull through.

Their children, unfortunately, didn’t make it.

At that moment, the one thing that Samuel panicked most about was what would happen to him if Kathleen died.

If Kathleen left this world, where would I go to find her?

In that instant, he realized who he truly loved.

Kathleen! I love Kathleen and I can’t lose her!

Nicolette, on the other hand, couldn’t believe her ears. “You love her? But you just said you didn’t know what love was.”

“That may be so, but I do know that I don’t have that feeling when I’m with you,” Samuel retorted. “I might have already fallen in love with Kathleen from the day she became my wife. I just hadn’t noticed then.”

“Samuel, if it weren’t for your family’s disapproval, we’d have gotten married long ago!” Nicolette whimpered as tears coursed down her cheeks.

Alas, Samuel remained cold and distant. “If relationships can’t stand the test of time, it’d mean there wasn’t true love. I’ve probably never liked you that much, which explains why I gradually fell for Kathleen after you left. Or perhaps, my being with you was just a form of rebellion. The more my family disapproves of something, the more I want to go against them.”

“How could you treat me like this, Samuel?” Nicolette asked amidst sobs. “Don’t you know you’re my only hope?”

I’ve painstakingly put on this act for so long because of him, yet he’s now telling me he doesn’t love me? No! I won’t allow that!

“Since you’ve saved my life before, I’m willing to wipe the slate clean between us,” Samuel uttered calmly. “From today onward, we’ll have nothing to do with each other. I’ll arrange for you to start a new life abroad and also ensure that you’ll live comfortably for the rest of your life. However, you are not to show up in front of Kathleen again. I won’t allow you to bother her either.”

Nicolette continued to cry, indignant at the way Samuel had treated her.

Her goal had always been to marry rich so she could haughtily return to the Yoegers and laugh in their faces.

Now, however, all her hopes and dreams were shattered.

She had nothing left.

On the other end, Samuel promptly hung up the phone and turned to Tyson.

“Tyson, have you prepared everything I told you to?”

“There’s just a bit more to go.”

“Hurry up, then.”

Tyson nodded. “Understood!”

it was already

her eyes and saw Emily

Wynnie Staines’ elder sister, which made

was only right for Kathleen to call her by

awake,” Emily replied as her lips curled into a

ladylike elegance, while Wynnie was a

a doubt, were

the visit, Kathleen blurted out, “Aunt Emily, what

some mushroom soup. Try some,” Emily replied as she poured a bowl of soup and placed it

wasn’t too hot, the latter drank it immediately and felt it

I’m sorry to have troubled

Emily said with a grin. “Your mother-in-law’s busy, so she got me to

shook her head. “I

being polite with me again.

Kathleen mumbled as she quietly finished her

sigh. “It’s heart-rending to see you like this, you

pale lips and

did Samuel say?” Emily

he wants to live happily with

have until it’s gone,” Emily uttered. “The whole family

it turned out,

of Macari Group, and being in that

he refused to accept other people’s opinions

understood what everyone else

Kathleen

about you?”

I were to ask for a divorce,

forced him to do so, Samuel would still

divorce had ever been a viable option, things wouldn’t have

thinking about it again, she

was the one who wanted a divorce, and she agreed to

mind, but it became

went back and

good person. If it were someone else, they’d

Kathleen still had feelings for Samuel and

he ever truly understand my

no means weak, but she knew she loved Samuel a

anything more as she watched Kathleen finish her food.

Kathleen decided it was

the

showerhead, her