Divorce Anxiety (Kathleen and Samuel)

Chapter 43

Kathleen entered a restaurant and ordered herself a plate of vegan pasta.

After her meal, she soon left to visit Benjamin who was admitted to the nearby hospital.

Kathleen couldn’t help her rising concern as she observed the unconscious form of Benjamin through the window of his hospital room.

“My brother’s condition has been stable since early this morning,” Gemma uttered from behind Kathleen.

Kathleen turned to face Gemma, who was dressed in her nurse’s uniform and balancing a tray between her hands.

“When will your brother be regaining consciousness?” queried Kathleen cautiously.

Gemma’s expression darkened as she replied, “The doctor says that it’s still too early to tell.”

“Why not try consulting the opinions of other specialists?”

“It’s all right, Kathleen. There’s still time,” Gemma comforted. “By the way, how was your experience volunteering?”

“It was such an eye-opener! I learned so much from it,” Kathleen enthused.

Gemma smirked. “I watched your speech just now during my break. You were pretty amazing out there.”

“By the way, why the sudden interest in individuals with autism?”

“Well, my foster brother is autistic,” said Gemma grimly.

Now that is new.

“My foster parents come from pretty wealthy backgrounds. They adopted me as I had seemed pliant and obedient. Their hopes were that I would comply with their wishes to look after their son once they were gone. Their plan was for both of us to marry by offering me their inheritance as an incentive. They then threatened to disown me if I were to refuse,” said Gemma drily.

Kathleen was stunned speechless.

“I overheard all this when I was in high school. If I were to go against them, they swore never to pay for my tuition fees and daily expenses. Gaining admission into a university would have been a lost cause.”

“That’s preposterous!”

“Consider yourself lucky, Kathleen. Truly. I’ve gone through the worst of it all, and things barely faze me these days,” advised Kathleen with a wry smile.

Kathleen gripped Gemma’s hands anxiously. “What happened after? How did you make it out?”

“Thankfully, my brother was already a policeman back then. He located me and sponsored me all the way till graduation.” Gemma smiled fondly.

Kathleen, her

Kathleen. My brother

Kathleen pursed her lips.

Gemma was right.

was indeed

treated her

herself after noticing the time. “Duty calls. I will catch

Kathleen added with

at Benjamin’s

day after the hospital visitation, Kathleen met up with Federick to finalize the terms

sorry, Frederick! A-About

Frederick offered a gracious smile while

widened as she perused the terms. “You’re willing to pay this much for my

earn from their work. Yours

already far exceeded my

you be able to complete your work

nodded enthusiastically while signing the contract. “I

stipulate that one-third of the sum will be first transferred to you. It should be reflected in

to lunch as a celebration of

I still need to get some work done.” Federick

you’re free. I will be

“Sure. Take care.”

departed with a faint smile plastered on

warm and therapeutic as basking in the spring sunlight after

was consumed by the thought of

getting paid for the

wasn’t much, but it was a significant

suppress her glee

Old Mrs. Macari has everything she needs. Even so, a present won’t hurt. It’s merely a means of expressing care

slightly less than fifty thousand in her bank account

she was

was veritably glowing with joy as she entered the department

selecting several items, Kathleen decided to

innocence of Kathleen’s voice instantly

slip a “Darling!” before righting

she

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