All Too Late

Chapter 383 Waging War

Samuel did not utter a word as he got out of the car.

While shooting him a side glance, Charles’ decisive tone rang out. “I’ll take your silence as an agreement to this bet. If Kate chooses Ryder, then you’re not allowed to disrupt their relationship like you did with her and Caleb.”

Samuel did not stop walking even after hearing that.

Only he was aware of his agonized, bleeding heart at that moment.

If Kathleen truly fears me, that means I can never be with her again. Ever. From today onward, she’ll be someone else’s girlfriend and wife-to-be. I can no longer be close to her.

Samuel looked as though he was in utter agony.

At the same time, he knew this was all his fault—he deserved this fate.

Will it truly require my death to gain Kathleen’s forgiveness? It’s like we’re back at square one. Things are as miserable as they were back then.

It felt as though he had stumbled into a deep, hell-like pit, where he could not escape.

Meanwhile, Kathleen arrived at the first office building.

It was located in an industrial area outside of the city center.

The building only had three floors, but they were spacious and well lit.

Kathleen was still wearing a black gown with the same colored suit draped across her shoulders.

The real estate agent was enthusiastic as he said, “This place is fairly decent, Ms. Johnson. It’s newly built, and the previous company only occupied it for half a year.”

“It’s a nice environment but a little too far from the city,” Kathleen replied in a placid tone of voice.

“Not at all. It’ll only take forty minutes to travel here by cab.”

A chuckle came from Kathleen, who pointed out, “Do you expect my employees to take a cab here every time? Aren’t you aware of how much it costs?”

Her reply shocked the agent. “Gosh, it’s my first time meeting someone who cares so much about her employees, but there’s a bus service here.”

“A bus service which comes around every thirty minutes.” Kathleen had already done her research before arriving here that day, so she curtly said, “Forget it. Show me the other location instead.”

The agent nodded, but it was then that his phone rang. “Sorry, I have to take this call.”

“Go ahead,” Kathleen replied.

Subsequently, the agent turned around to answer his phone while Kathleen roamed around for a bit.

She found the environment satisfactory, if not for the inconvenient transportation issues.

was clean, which she

Click! Clack! Click! Clack!

series of heeled footsteps came

turned around and realized it was

are you here?” Kathleen was a little taken

from Dorothy as she demanded, “I want

truth, Dorothy. He’s not biologically related to the Hoover family. It’s

froze. “How did he find

he overheard it when you guys discussed it.” Kathleen indifferently added, “Therefore, why would I

to the law, I’m his legal guardian,” rebuked a frowning

can be revoked since you’ve abandoned him

in Dorothy’s body tensed up when she

reaction, Kathleen snidely remarked, “Perhaps you should

wrist, and that sparked an explosive

from a daze, her features twisted into a scowl as she raised a palm to cup her reddened cheek. “How

the same to me

wasted no time in raising her

Smack!

had gotten slapped before

“How dare you try to slap me just because I told you to! Why don’t you ask Theodore about my

upset that her nose almost scrunched high up to

Kathleen continued

the undeniable fact is that I’ve never been bullied, much

you’ll be waging war with the Hoover family!” Dorothy threatened, “Let me tell you something, Kathleen. The Hoover family isn’t

message to them. If they have a bone to pick with me, have them send

wait!” Dorothy trembled with sheer rage before whipping around to

indifferent but eventually frowned when

isn’t the agent

out of the

real

in

that he had left, all she could do was hail a cab home on

an industrial area, which meant she needed to go further out to

pinched the space

Ugh. How unlucky!

speechless, a black

one she knew very

not long before the door opened, and Samuel’s husky voice sounded. “Hop in. It won’t

herself in a difficult situation, especially since she wore high

would undoubtedly be sore by the time she

she got