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.”

was slightly peeved by then. “Or is it that

I understand.” Kathleen always had difficulty winning

turned around and

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

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

back to

into the house, she heard Charles

did you go?

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

had only a meal with them?

was trying to mislead him

She then confessed, “I

down the stairs. “And here I thought

of us are only family members. He is something like a brother to me,

laughed sarcastically, “Haha! I will never be his brother. It’ll be asking

then. I 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 happens, I

Charles was rendered speechless.

promptly made her

promise to be his family?” Charles found

him. “That’s right. You

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

for him to buy more time. I bet it’s so that he could get closer

“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 leave one day. Otherwise, once

Charles pursed his lips.

of Samuel, Charles feared that Kathleen would be

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

was taken aback by her

Kathleen marched up

a deep, long sigh. Perhaps she’s actually clever but she doesn’t show it. Some things are better left unknown.

an invitation. “Ms. Johnson, this

surprised.

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 down. “It’s

is he inviting you over?” Charles

between Christopher and me. Now, do you understand what I meant? Nothing was happening between Christopher and me, but in the end, the Morris family misread the situation. They’re making a commotion out of nothing.” There was no readable expression on Kathleen’s clean face as she

in a heartbeat. “So should we give Christopher

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

you plan on telling

Kathleen had no desire to