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.”

family and your brother, too. So why can’t you spend my money instead?” Samuel was slightly peeved by then. “Or is it that you don’t want to be family with me? I don’t

always had difficulty winning an argument against

then turned around

at his plate, which had a sunny-side-up egg on it. The egg was round and

Instantaneously, the corner of his thin lips arched up ever so slightly. She can never escape from

to

into the

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

had a meal with Gemma and Benjamin,” Kathleen explained. “I even bought

a meal with them? That’s still

was trying to mislead

She then confessed, “I met with Samuel as

down the stairs. “And here I thought it

at ease. “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 are

laughed sarcastically, “Haha! I will never be his brother.

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 happens, I

Charles was rendered speechless.

made

to be his family?” Charles found the entire notion

peered at him. “That’s right. You

true.

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 closer to her. Why is

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 if we decide to

Charles pursed his lips.

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

a fool. “You should learn to

aback by her

Kathleen marched up the

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

morning, Kathleen was having breakfast when Maria brought over an invitation.

surprised.

flipped it open. As she scanned through it, Kathleen

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

he inviting you over?”

me, but in the end, the Morris family misread the situation. They’re making a commotion out of nothing.” There was no

turned awkward in a heartbeat. “So should we give

to go over on my own. It’s obvious that he wants to speak with me alone. So

you plan on telling them?”

truth.” Kathleen had no desire to lie