All Too Late

Chapter 36

“I just want to have a proper husband, Samuel. If you can’t give me that, then stop trying to get yourself involved with me,” Kathleen pleaded in great distress. “Every time you kiss me, it makes me hesitate. I begin to wonder if you might like me just a little bit, but the things you do afterward shatter me completely. Please stop torturing me. I’m begging you.”

Tears were streaming down her cheeks uncontrollably.

The sorrow and pain she was experiencing were unbearable.

Kathleen was well aware of how much she loved Samuel.

It wasn’t just a matter of time. Rather, he had become a permanent part of her life.

Only she knew how agonizing it was to have to rip him out of her life just like that.

Despite the fresh wound that he had left behind, she still loved him.

It took time for wounds to heal, after all.

What she needed was time.

What she didn’t need was Samuel coming back to reopen that wound of hers right as she was trying to close it slowly. He was making her experience heart-wrenching torment once again.

At that point, she was bawling her eyes out in Samuel’s arms.

There was no way she would be able to head back in that state.

Samuel took off his suit and covered her with it before pulling her into his embrace. “Come on. Don’t cry.”

“Stop being so nice to me. Just stay indifferent. Quit trying to manipulate me,” Kathleen sobbed.

“Who else am I nice to other than you?” He felt like he was at his wit’s end.

“Nicolette,” she mumbled. Her eyes were red-rimmed. “I told you I wanted a proper husband, Samuel. If you’re willing to be one, we can live happily from now on. If not, we should make things clear right now. Then, we can go our separate ways in the future.”

He stared at how pitiful she looked. There was slight hoarseness to his voice as he asked, “Can you give me a bit of time?”

That left Kathleen startled.

“Just give me some time to straighten everything out,” he said while caressing her face.

Truthfully speaking, he was quite reluctant to let her go.

“How long?” Her lips were pursed together. “I can’t keep dragging things out with you, Samuel. There’s no way I can wait as long as a year, either.”

“One month,” Samuel proposed in a deep voice.

After a moment of contemplation, she replied, “I can give you that much, but I have my own demands.”

“What are they?” he questioned. There was a smile on his face.

“Give me a copy of the divorce agreement with your signature on it. If you and Nicolette are still hung up on each other after a month, I’ll sign the papers and leave,” insisted Kathleen. She wanted to have a backup plan for herself instead of waiting around like an idiot.

He chuckled in response. “Sometimes, I feel like you’re as innocent as a baby. Other times, I find you rather cunning.”

“Are you going to give it to me or not?” she complained.

Samuel slapped his hand against her outstretched one. “I will.”

“Good. I want it by tomorrow,” she ordered, then bit her lip.

“Sure.” He nodded his head.

Kathleen hesitated for a while, then stated, “This is really going to be the last chance I give you, Samuel. I hope you’re not doing this to lead me on or trick me. I know I’m soft-hearted, but I would never let anyone take advantage of me.”

“I won’t trick you,” he promised while staring at her.

“Also…” Her gaze turned cold as she trailed off. “You’re not allowed to get intimate with Nicolette ever again.”

Upon hearing that, Samuel frowned.

Get intimate with her? I’ve never even done that before. Is she talking about physical contact?

“Got it,” he agreed.

Only then did she feel better.

Nonetheless, she was still incredibly on edge because she couldn’t tell what Samuel’s true intentions were.

What am I going to do if he really is just trying to trick me?

“Let’s go back,” Samuel suggested. He grabbed her hand before heading outside.

“Shouldn’t we tell Dad?” Kathleen protested softly.

Even though she had just cried herself silly, she still hadn’t completely regained her composure.

On top of that, she hadn’t forgotten her manners either.

“Don’t worry about it.” He simply brushed the matter off.

“Where are we going, then?” she inquired.

where do you want to go?” asked Samuel in

go back to the condominium,” said Kathleen

out of the hotel with

Kathleen put on a

other hand, Samuel had used the same pair

them matching ones, but

Samuel viewed most couple-themed

were nothing but childish things that only young girls

had forgotten, however, was the fact that Kathleen was a young girl herself, not to

their slippers, Samuel pressed her against the wall and

was even more intense than the kiss they had shared back in the

as she fiercely uttered, “You’re not allowed

“Why?” He grimaced.

the test after the month is up,

he actually chose to be with her from then on, she

forward to how exactly he was

after one month, you’ll give in to me?” he questioned

right,” she affirmed

are,” warned Samuel. His calloused fingers tenderly brushed against

Kathleen was

that she was pregnant and couldn’t share a

Hehe!

to take a shower,” he told

Kathleen nodded. “Okay.”

proceeded to turn around and go into the house while she let out a sigh of relief and clenched

stay with her, then she could just act like she knew nothing about

“Samuel and I won’t be going back

arched a brow. “Has he gone to see Nicolette

that’s not it,” Kathleen immediately

towel, Kathleen?” Samuel piped up with his deep

“Coming,” she answered.

that exchange, she could tell that it

it,” she said with a

she hung

her phone down and went

the door to take it from her, he was completely

well-built, and he could even beat that of the models in fashion magazines. No matter what he wore,

had something unique about him that

woman, Kathleen wasn’t really the type to open up to

only experience that she had was

red that she looked like a

purity and innocence of hers were

to be tainted by

the tips of

behind. He lowered his head and nibbled on her ear with his icy, thin lips. “It’s been three

her

the fresh wound that he had left

for wounds to

she needed was

she didn’t need was Samuel coming back to reopen that wound of hers right as she was trying to close it slowly. He

point, she was bawling her eyes out in

no way she would be able to head back

suit and covered her with it before pulling her into his embrace. “Come on. Don’t

Just stay indifferent. Quit

am I nice to other than you?”

proper husband, Samuel. If you’re willing to be one, we can live happily from now on. If not, we should make things clear right now. Then, we can go our separate ways in

stared at how pitiful she looked. There was slight hoarseness to his voice as he asked, “Can you give me a

That left Kathleen startled.

straighten everything out,” he said

was quite reluctant

out with you, Samuel. There’s no way I can wait as long as a

month,” Samuel proposed in a deep

can give you that

they?” he questioned. There was a

with your signature on it. If you and Nicolette are still hung up on each other after a month, I’ll sign the papers and leave,” insisted Kathleen. She wanted to have a backup plan for herself instead of waiting around

chuckled in response. “Sometimes, I feel like you’re as innocent as a baby. Other times, I

give it to me or not?” she

against

by tomorrow,” she ordered, then bit

nodded

“This is really going to be the last chance I give you, Samuel. I hope you’re not doing this to lead me on or trick

he promised while

she trailed off. “You’re

that,

with her? I’ve never even done that

“Got it,” he agreed.

then did she

incredibly on edge because she couldn’t

do if he really is just

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