“You’re mocking me!” Kathleen gasped.

How dare he doubt my intelligence!

“Fine, I’m the foolish one then.” Samuel relented reluctantly.

Kathleen replied smugly, “Rightfully so, too. I’m going to bed. Goodnight.”

“Before I forget, thanks for the medicine. Though they might be one of the most bitter ones I’ve ever tasted,” said Samuel as he fixed his gaze at the back of Kathleen’s willowy figure.

“That was intentional. You’re most welcome.”

Samuel was dumbstruck by her imprudence.

Kathleen continued on her way, leaving behind a resigned Samuel.

“I’ll finish it up regardless!” Samuel called out, sounding like he had been wronged.

A smile tugged on the corner of Kathleen’s cherry red lips as she entered her room and shut the door to her balcony.

Samuel lingered on his balcony till Kathleen’s curtains were drawn.

He had just reached his room when his phone began to ring.

The caller ID displayed was that of Nicolette.

Samuel had lost count of the number of times his phone had been bombarded by her.

He had never picked up any of her calls accept for that first time.

Nevertheless, he had to put a stop to this.

“Do you plain on explaining yourself, Mr. Macari?” Nicolette mocked over the phone.

Samuel couldn’t help his rising feelings of disgust. “I owe you nothing.”

Nicolette curled her lips. “I wonder what Kathleen thinks of you right now. She must be beside herself, blaming you for everything that transpired?”

“Don’t compare her to the likes of yourself.”

Nicolette gritted her teeth. “You’ll never have her!”

“It was you who sent her that fabricated audio recording a year ago,” Samuel uttered harshly.

Nicolette was stunned to hear this but quickly regained her composure. “What are you going to do about it?”

Samuel’s eyes were two endless chasms of swirling wrath. “Enough of your games, Nicolette.”

Nicolette was the reason all along for the rift between him and Kathleen.

“It’s too late, Samuel. Kathleen would never believe that we’ve never slept together before,” Nicolette taunted.

Samuel remained silent.

actually care about an occasional dalliance or two? Unfortunately for you, you can’t

through Samuel’s

that Nicolette would exploit him as a tool for

Me? Repulsive?

snarl. “You only have yourself to blame! This wouldn’t have

was indifferent to Nicolette’s

the reason behind it

Tell me!”

I

someone had landed several blows

along but had refused to acknowledge the

truly loved her, he would have gone against his family for

that she simply wasn’t

of hope.

not.” Samuel inclined his gaze toward the

The lights had dimmed.

again. We’re over and done with,” Samuel

screamed into the void that was the empty

tightly till

had still come to

did not

had never belonged to her, not in

the point in her pretending

secret of

day after Nicolette’s

into her car when she spotted Samuel

shirt, dark

“Good morning,” Samuel greeted.

to work this early? It’s only seven o’clock,”

toward his car. “Hop on. We’ve

are trivial matters too?” Kathleen

bubble, but that’s

Kathleen huffed indignantly.

in. It’s too cold to stay out for long,” Samuel

Kathleen was engulfed in made her resemble a fluffy furball all the

scanned Samuel from head to toe. “I’m dressed in

were not to be

“Is your

can freeze to death for all

a feral glint. “My

sight of me. You should get in

in time after sending me

whatever

crucial that we discuss this face to face. Besides, I have

caught off

two days due to work,”

strode toward Samuel’s car. “That’s none

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