Divorce Anxiety (Kathleen and Samuel)

Kathleen said dryly, “No rush. I’m putting on makeup at nine because I don’t have any parts in the morning.”

Samuel pursed his lips and said, “All right. You may continue sleeping then. I’m going to accompany you.”

Kathleen sat up from the bed and said, “Samuel, could you ask me before you kiss me next time?”

Samuel was rendered speechless.

She wiped her lips and said, “I have multiple ways to push you away.”

She could have used medicine to render him unconscious, but she did not wish to do that.

“You surely will not agree to it if I ask. So, I’m going to rule this out.”

“Aren’t you afraid that I’m going to hate you?” Kathleen asked angrily.

“You already loathe me. Who knows when I’m going to die? Better get some more kisses before I kick the bucket,” Samuel said with a half-smile.

It was Kathleen’s turn to be rendered speechless.

“We’ll talk after you eat.” Kathleen sighed to herself. She could not keep this up with Samuel any longer.

Noticing that her expression was grim, he asked, “What do you want to talk about?”

“You can’t continue pestering me like this,” she said sternly.

Samuel sat up as well as he leaned against the headboard. “I don’t want to talk about that.”

“Then why did you ask me about it?” Kathleen was enraged.

That man was getting on her nerves.

Samuel flashed a half-smile at her.

Kathleen pinched her glabella and muttered, “Samuel, I hope you could be more serious.”

She thought she was being really patient with him.

Samuel trained his eyes on her and uttered, “I am being very serious right now, Kate.”

She put her hand down and said, “Samuel, let me be honest with you. The previous three-year marriage has scarred me for life. I can’t just move on just because you tell me you love me. You will never understand how terrified I am every time I sit in your car late at night. I am always plagued by this fear of not knowing just when you’re going to throw me out of the car.”

Samuel was stumped.

“I am haunted by countless worries. There may no longer be Nicolette standing between us, but there is no guarantee that there won’t be another Nicolette in the future. I do not wish to relive that past. Do you understand?” she explained with furrowed brows.

loss for words when he saw

that he used to do out of his whim had left an indelible

pain in his

to play hard to get when I reject Caleb and the others. I

looked intently

I’ve tried to accept Caleb or Chris. I thought if I were to cure myself, I need to move on and open up. But I just can’t move

at her. “Katie, I am

such an

trying to tell you? I will not be together with another man because I can’t. I

his silence for some time before he said, “Kate, how can

looked lost. “I don’t

searing

and circled her into his

push him away,

realized that she felt so fragile and

had never

do?” His voice was hoarse.

not

losing her was enough

her breath, “Samuel, just give

Samuel was stunned.

you can show me how sincere you are, I’m willing to give you another chance. So, could you stop pushing me

as he said hoarsely, “All

I’ll promise you anything.

said, “All right. You might want to

voice was low. “Just continue sleeping. I’m going to

ask him

and got up to put on his

as

already

sleeping after

Samuel drove

understood that Kathleen was not only disappointed in marriage. She had

wanted to investigate

how things might have turned

to the

pressed on the doorbell

The housekeeper was roused.

yawning, she opened the door, only to discover that it was

Samuel

in his room,” the