Divorce Anxiety (Kathleen and Samuel)

“That won’t be necessary. Old Mrs. Macari is in poor health, so it would be better if you don’t tell her, lest she worry for me,” Kathleen said.

“Have you been alone throughout the years?” Gemma hung her head low as she sat beside Kathleen.

“I suppose,” Kathleen replied.

“You suppose? What does that mean?” Gemma was confused.

Kathleen smiled ruefully.

Ever since marrying Samuel, she was mostly alone even though it seemed as if they lived together.

“Kathleen, you’re quite lucky. You at least have Old Mrs. Macari.” Gemma sounded depressed. “My brother and I are different. Neither of us was of legal age. Nobody wanted to adopt the both of us together, so we were forcefully separated when adopted by different families.”

“So that was what happened.” Kathleen pulled her lips into a thin line.

“Jeez, why am I even telling you this?” Gemma’s expression reverted to its former state. “I need to go to a night shift at the hospital later on. You take care.”

“It’s fine. I’ll leave after getting some rest.” Kathleen knew she shouldn’t have met up with Gemma, for both of them had varying degrees of post-traumatic stress disorder.

Their parents’ passing had caused great hurt to their young and fragile hearts.

Because there were hurt that would never heal, these kinds of people had come to a tacit agreement to not meet up with each other.

Without meeting each other, they would never be forced to recall those painful memories.

“Kathleen!” Gemma sounded slightly exasperated, causing Kathleen to pause for a moment.

Realizing that she might have said that a little too loud, Gemma softened her tone. “It’s fine. This place is your home too. I have clean clothes in my room, so you can put them on after taking a shower. There’s still some oatmeal that I made last night in the kitchen. Have some after heating it.”

Gemma went to get changed as she spoke and was ready to leave after putting on her coat.

“Gemma, are you working in a hospital now?” asked Kathleen.

“I work as a nurse now.” Gemma didn’t look back. “Kathleen, I’ve already moved on, so it’s fine. It’s okay even if you have troubles that you can’t talk about to me. Just stay without worrying about anything else.”

She left after saying that.

Kathleen heaved a long sigh.

blows during the incident because both

she managed to force them back when she lowered her head to check the

change of clothes

reaching a fair hand out

when she recalled the fact that it was Samuel who had

state of being. He must be

Samuel was leaning against his Maybach

so cigarette butts were littered all over the ground around

the break of dawn, but he

phone tightly as

she disappear from my life entirely? No! I won’t allow

“We’ve found

Samuel ordered in an aloof

man was

Samuel lifted his gaze, a distant

awake and was aware that Samuel wasn’t someone he could afford to cross, so he said, “I’ve done

off.”

the bodyguards immediately unsheathed

that Samuel was being serious, the drunken man fell to his knees before Samuel while begging

“Speak.” Samuel looked intimidating.

mood because I just had a divorce. Lust overtook me when I saw a beautiful woman standing beside the road, but I didn’t do

hand did you use to touch her?” questioned

man dared

off since he doesn’t have the guts to reply.”

please don’t! It’s this hand!” The drunken man raised his

Samuel said, “How dare you lie? You touched her with both

drunken man nearly fainted from

ask if you’ve already made

of his hands off with a clean swipe of his dagger, causing the

before his other hand was

deserted place,” ordered Samuel with a stern

“Yes, Sir!”

dragging the drunken man away with them, while the other bodyguards stayed behind

footage of the back alley and find out who

when Tyson was about to make