Divorce Anxiety (Kathleen and Samuel)

“Well then, when did your affair with Christopher begin?” Samuel asked coldly.

Kathleen leered at him sideways. “Do you truly want to know? Aren’t you afraid of getting triggered?”

“I am,” Samuel answered. His tone was bone-chilling.

“So don’t ask.” Kathleen paused, hesitating. She then continued, “I take a person’s privacy very seriously. Hence, I have no interest in sharing my private life with outsiders.”

Kathleen’s word echoed in Samuel’s mind. Outsiders?

A shadow gradually enshrouded his eyes. She called me family not long ago, but now I’m an outsider?

“It’s done. You can eat now.” Kathleen turned off the fire at the stove.

She then moved the plate of pasta out to the dining room.

Meanwhile, Samuel tried to stamp out the hostility in his eyes, attempting to regain his composure. “Thank you.”

“All right, enjoy your meal. I’m heading home now.” Kathleen removed her apron and got ready to leave.

Samuel paused for a moment, then asked, “Would you stay and talk for a bit?”

Kathleen gazed at him serenely. “I’m going to bed. The face of a female celebrity is of utmost importance. No botox injections can compare to the benefits of beauty sleep.”

Samuel stared at her in return.

Kathleen had spoken calmly without spite. She was merely stating a fact.

It appeared as if she was undeniably treating Samuel as an average family member.

“Okay, then. Goodnight,” Samuel uttered in disbelief.

Nevertheless, there was nothing he could do about it.

He had no other choice. Otherwise, it would be impossible for him to grow closer to Kathleen in his entire lifetime.

When Kathleen approached the doorway, she swiveled around. “Samuel, please revoke my VIP status from the malls.”

Samuel looked at her coldly. “All you need to do is not spend your money there. I’ll stop the subscriptions then.”

“I’ll pay you back next time.” Kathleen desired a clean slate with him.

Samuel glared at her. “Will you be spending Charles’ money?”

“Of course.” Kathleen tipped her head up, then declared proudly, “He’s my brother after all.”

your family and your brother, too. So why can’t you spend my money instead?” Samuel was slightly peeved by then.

understand.” Kathleen always had

then turned around and

egg on it. The egg was round and

Instantaneously, the corner of his thin lips arched up ever so slightly.

back to

into the

had a gloomy expression on his face. “Where did you go? I hadn’t heard from

Benjamin,”

of Charles’ lips twitched. “You had only a meal with them? That’s still no excuse to return

was secretly angry, thinking that Kathleen was trying to mislead him

grinned. She then confessed, “I met

down the stairs. “And here I thought it was him who was pestering

two of us are only family members. He is something like a brother to me, and so are you. The two of you

“Haha! I will never be his brother. It’ll be asking me to stoop to

do somehow enrage him to the point where he no longer wants to be my family, he’ll come pestering me once again. When that happens, I won’t let you off so easily,” Kathleen

Charles was rendered speechless.

promptly made

be his family?”

him. “That’s right. You don’t

that it can be true. But if it’s Samuel, I don’t believe it at all.”

proposal to merely be Kathleen’s family is probably just a way for him to buy more time. I bet it’s so that he could get closer to her. Why is

Samuel is planning. But, at least, with a deal like this, he won’t

Charles pursed his lips.

Samuel, Charles feared that Kathleen would be the one to pay for it if Samuel did end up

“You should learn

aback by

marched

actually clever but she doesn’t show it. Some things are better left unknown. Elsewise, it would be

when Maria brought over an invitation. “Ms. Johnson, this is an invitation from

was surprised. The Morris

through it, Kathleen began to grin from ear to ear.

Morris,” Maria answered. Kathleen immediately

is he inviting you

but in the end, the Morris family misread the situation. They’re making

awkward in a heartbeat. “So

go over on my own. It’s obvious that he wants to speak with me alone. So what’s the

you plan on telling them?” Charles was

Kathleen had no desire to