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.”

your 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

had difficulty winning

turned around and

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

corner of his thin lips arched up ever so slightly. She can

to the Johnson

moment she stepped into the house,

did you go? I hadn’t heard from you the entire

Benjamin,” Kathleen explained.

Charles’ lips twitched. “You had only a meal with them? That’s still no excuse to return

angry, thinking that Kathleen was trying

then confessed, “I met with Samuel

nearly fell down the stairs. “And here I

I talked things through with Samuel. From today onward, the two of us are only family members. He is something like a brother

I will never be his brother. It’ll

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 won’t let

Charles was rendered speechless.

made her

promise to be his family?” Charles

“That’s right. You don’t believe 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

man is way too cunning. His proposal to merely be Kathleen’s family is probably just a way for him to buy more

“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 everything is settled, do you honestly

Charles pursed his lips.

Kathleen would be the one to pay for it

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

taken aback by

marched up

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

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

was surprised. The

it, Kathleen began to grin

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

is he inviting you over?”

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

“So should we give Christopher a

me to go over on my own. It’s obvious that he wants to

you plan on telling them?”

Kathleen had no desire to