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.”

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

understand.” Kathleen always had difficulty winning

turned

egg on it. The egg was round and reminded him of Kathleen’s

the corner of his thin lips arched up ever so slightly. She can never

back to the Johnson

stepped into the house, she heard Charles

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

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

“You had only a meal with them? That’s

that Kathleen was trying to mislead him with

She then confessed, “I met with Samuel

“And here I thought

Kathleen felt 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 you. The two of you are brothers henceforth.

his brother.

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 won’t let you off

Charles was rendered speechless.

promptly made

to be his family?” Charles found the

him. “That’s right. You

be true. But if it’s Samuel, I don’t believe it at

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

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 believe that he will let

Charles pursed his lips.

of Samuel, Charles feared that Kathleen would be

sighed. She was not a fool. “You

taken aback by her

Kathleen marched up

deep, long sigh. Perhaps she’s actually clever but she doesn’t

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

was surprised. The

open. As she scanned through it, Kathleen began

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

he inviting

do you understand what I meant? Nothing was happening between Christopher and me, but in the end, the Morris

heartbeat. “So should

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

you plan on

Kathleen had no desire to