“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.

adults now. Who’d actually care about an occasional dalliance or two? Unfortunately for you, you can’t prove your

was ice running through

was unthinkable that Nicolette would exploit him as a tool

Me? Repulsive?

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

indifferent to Nicolette’s

should have questioned the reason

Tell

you, and I

if someone had landed several blows to Nicolette’s

known this all along but had

truly loved her, he would have gone against

supposed that she simply

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

Samuel inclined his

The lights had dimmed.

me again. We’re over and

into the void that was the

phone tightly till her knuckles

had still come to this in the

did not

had never belonged to her, not

more was the point in her pretending to

she would carry the secret of

day after

getting into her car when she spotted Samuel headed

white dress shirt, dark sweater, and suit with peaked

“Good morning,” Samuel greeted.

early? It’s only seven

on. We’ve

there are trivial matters

to burst your bubble, but that’s

Kathleen huffed indignantly.

to stay

down jacket Kathleen was engulfed in made her resemble

to toe. “I’m dressed in more layers than you

Jadeborough were not to

amusement. “Is your heart aching out of sympathy

death

lit with a feral glint. “My car’s

over town if others catch sight of me. You should get in my car

make it in time after

thought. “Can’t whatever

face to face. Besides, I have a flight to catch

off

be traveling outstation for two

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

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