Kathleen pursed her lips silently.
Why did Samuel lie to me? Did he lie to me so I can eat in peace? I don’t remember him being this nice.
“Eat up,” Gemma told her. “You can buy some takeaway food and deliver it to him later.”
Kathleen inclined her head.
“The quinoa salad from this restaurant is the bomb. You can buy that for him,” Gemma suggested.
“Sure thing.” Kathleen did not want Samuel to starve and wait for her, as he could end up in the hospital.
After dinner, Gemma drove Kathleen back to Macari Group.
Kathleen walked into the building with the food in her hand.
Gemma turned to look at her brother. “Benjamin, you’re growing more and more apart from Kathleen.”
Benjamin remained unperturbed. “Nothing matters more than her happiness.”
Bitterness rose in Gemma’s heart. “If those things hadn’t happened, you’d still be Kate’s childhood sweetheart, and—”
“It has already happened. Let’s go.” Benjamin had accepted reality.
Gemma’s lips thinned.
Such was life, and everything was set in stone.
They just were not meant to be.
“Who do you think Kate will end up with?” Gemma queried. “Samuel or Christopher?”
Benjamin gave her a sidelong glance. “Kate’s choice matters the most, right?”
“Benjamin, Kate won’t pick Christopher.” Gemma seemed sure of it. “I can’t tell if she still loves Samuel, but did you hear her talking about Christopher during dinner?”
Benjamin stiffened.
“A woman’s intuition is highly accurate.” Gemma started the engine. “You don’t know us well.”
With that said, she sped away.
Meanwhile, Kathleen walked into Macari Group.
Upon spotting her, the security guard greeted her warmly, “Ms. Johnson! Are you here to meet Mr. Macari?”
shot him a nod.
Mr. Macari works overtime
embarrassed. “I’ll head up
take the CEO’s private
expression,
she chose to take
the top floor, and she stepped
floor was
door was slightly ajar, and she saw a
the door
his chair with his
and
could be. Nevertheless, she
broke
Her brows snapped together.
Why isn’t he responding? Is he
hurried over to him. Bending down, she
did not
Kathleen was startled.
He must’ve fainted!
out her phone,
wrist and gave her a forceful tug.
an act?” Kathleen blurted
around her. He rested his chin on her shoulder
fumed.
Samuel released his grip
jolted to her feet furiously. “I was kind enough to come to visit
lopsided grin. “Weren’t you the
Kathleen was rendered speechless.
she had given her word earlier but forgotten
the medicine and was about to take a nap when you showed up,” Samuel explained. He pushed the bottle of
was not lying
lips thinned. “I brought some food for you. You can eat it now. I’ll
she spun on her heels and stalked toward
“Thank you,” he managed in between
in her tracks at
went back to
him, she
can
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