Perfect Marriage with My Substitute Wife

“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.”

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

had difficulty winning an argument against

turned around and

had a sunny-side-up egg on it. The egg was round and reminded him of Kathleen’s adorable

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

to the Johnson

moment she stepped into the house, she

his face. “Where did you go? I hadn’t heard from you

and Benjamin,”

corner of Charles’ lips twitched. “You had only a meal

thinking that Kathleen was trying to

confessed, “I met with Samuel as

the stairs. “And here I

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 are you. The two of you are brothers

I will never be his brother. It’ll be asking

can’t be bothered to care about 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 come pestering me once again. When that

Charles was rendered speechless.

made

you really promise to be his family?” Charles

at him. “That’s right.

believe that it can be true. But if it’s Samuel, I

man is way too cunning. His proposal to merely be Kathleen’s family is probably just a way for him to buy more time. I bet it’s so that he could get

flatly. She then spoke with indifference. “Charles, not even I know what Samuel is planning. But, at least, with a deal like this, he won’t intervene

Charles pursed his lips.

of Samuel, Charles feared that Kathleen would be the one to pay for it if Samuel did end up

sighed. She was not a fool. “You should learn to trust in

aback by

marched up the

slim figure, then let out a deep, long sigh. Perhaps she’s actually clever but she doesn’t show it. Some

an

was surprised.

the invitation, then flipped it open. As she scanned through it, Kathleen began to grin from ear to

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

he inviting

happening between Christopher and me, but in the end, the Morris family misread the situation. They’re making a commotion out of nothing.”

heartbeat. “So should we

own. It’s obvious that he wants to speak with me alone. So what’s the use of calling

what do you plan on

Kathleen had no