“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.

or two? Unfortunately for you, you

running through

would exploit him as a tool

Me? Repulsive?

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

indifferent to Nicolette’s paroxysm of

the reason behind

Tell me!” Nicolette

loved you, and I never will,” Samuel delivered

someone had

had refused to acknowledge the

her, he would have gone against his family for her

that she

attempted to cling to a string of hope. “You’re saying

Samuel inclined his gaze toward the opposite

The lights had dimmed.

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

wait!” Nicolette screamed into the void that

tightly till her knuckles turned bone

still come to this in the

did not love

belonged to her, not

in her pretending

secret of

the day after Nicolette’s

her car when she spotted Samuel

dressed impeccably in a white dress shirt, dark sweater, and suit with peaked lapels that

“Good morning,” Samuel greeted.

work this early?

signaled toward his car. “Hop on.

that there are trivial matters too?” Kathleen

your bubble, but that’s not

Kathleen huffed indignantly.

in. It’s too cold to stay out

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

from head to toe. “I’m dressed in more

Jadeborough were not

lifted in amusement. “Is your heart aching out of sympathy

can freeze to death for

eyes lit with a feral glint.

flying all over town if others catch sight of me. You should

still make it in time after

pursed her lips in thought. “Can’t whatever it is be discussed over

face. Besides, I have

caught off guard by his

two days due to

car. “That’s none of

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