“Well then, when did your affair with Christopher begin?” Samuel asked coldly.

Kathleen leered at him sideways. “Do you truly want to know? Aren’t you afraid of getting triggered?”

“I am,” Samuel answered. His tone was bone-chilling.

“So don’t ask.” Kathleen paused, hesitating. She then continued, “I take a person’s privacy very seriously. Hence, I have no interest in sharing my private life with outsiders.”

Kathleen’s word echoed in Samuel’s mind. Outsiders?

 

A shadow gradually enshrouded his eyes. She called me family not long ago, but now I’m an outsider?

“It’s done. You can eat now.” Kathleen turned off the fire at the stove.

She then moved the plate of pasta out to the dining room.

Meanwhile, Samuel tried to stamp out the hostility in his eyes, attempting to regain his composure. “Thank you.”

“All right, enjoy your meal. I’m heading home now.” Kathleen removed her apron and got ready to leave.

Samuel paused for a moment, then asked, “Would you stay and talk for a bit?”

Kathleen gazed at him serenely. “I’m going to bed. The face of a female celebrity is of utmost importance. No botox injections can compare to the benefits of beauty sleep.”

Samuel stared at her in return.

Kathleen had spoken calmly without spite. She was merely stating a fact.

It appeared as if she was undeniably treating Samuel as an average family member.

“Okay, then. Goodnight,” Samuel uttered in disbelief.

Nevertheless, there was nothing he could do about it.

He had no other choice. Otherwise, it would be impossible for him to grow closer to Kathleen in his entire lifetime.

When Kathleen approached the doorway, she swiveled around. “Samuel, please revoke my VIP status from the malls.”

Samuel looked at her coldly. “All you need to do is not spend your money there. I’ll stop the subscriptions then.”

“I’ll pay you back next time.” Kathleen desired a clean slate with him.

Samuel glared at her. “Will you be spending Charles’ money?”

“Of course.” Kathleen tipped her head up, then declared proudly, “He’s my brother after all.”

instead?” Samuel was slightly peeved by then. “Or is it that you don’t want to be

I understand.” Kathleen always had difficulty

turned around

sunny-side-up egg on it. The egg was round and reminded him of

picked up his fork and took a bite of it. Instantaneously, the corner of his thin lips arched

back to the

stepped into the house, she heard Charles

had a gloomy expression on his face. “Where did you go? I hadn’t heard from

Gemma and Benjamin,”

had only a meal

thinking that Kathleen was trying

then confessed, “I met with Samuel as

here I thought it was

“Charles, relax. I talked things through with Samuel. From today onward, the two of us are only family members. He is something like a brother to me, and so

be his brother. It’ll be asking me to stoop to

all that. In the end, if you do somehow enrage him to the point where he no longer wants to be my family, he’ll

Charles was rendered speechless.

made her way

promise to be his

at him. “That’s right. You don’t believe

else, then I do believe that it can be true. But if it’s Samuel, I don’t believe it at

more time. I bet it’s so that he could get closer

with a deal like this, he won’t intervene if we decide to leave one day. Otherwise, once everything is

Charles pursed his lips.

was not afraid of Samuel, Charles feared that Kathleen would be the one to pay for it if Samuel did end up

fool. “You should learn to

taken aback by

Kathleen marched up

her slim figure, then let out a deep, long sigh. Perhaps she’s actually clever but she doesn’t show it. Some things are better left unknown. Elsewise, it would

having breakfast when Maria brought over an invitation.

surprised. The

it, Kathleen began

Ms. Johnson. It’s from Felix Morris,” Maria answered. Kathleen immediately placed the invitation down. “It’s

is he inviting you over?”

me, but in the end, the Morris family misread the situation. They’re making a

turned awkward in a heartbeat. “So should we give

wants to

do you plan on telling

Kathleen had no desire to lie to

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