All Too Late
Chapter 21
Kathleen was having a fitful sleep when she was awoken by a bitingly cold presence.
Her gaze landed on Samuel, who was standing by her bed.
She was overcome with nerves and disbelief that he had actually returned.
Samuel regarded the squeamish Kathleen in an icily condescending manner. “You’re pregnant?”
“No. Who told you that? Do you deny the lab test results?” Kathleen bit back as she worried her bottom lip.
“Then what is it that you’re looking at?” retorted Samuel as he pointed at the tablet.
Kathleen pursed her lips. “I had promised to help Gemma out tomorrow by volunteering at a charity home advocating for autistic children. Do you find fault in me doing some background research beforehand?”
That managed to convince Samuel.
“What time will you be leaving tomorrow?” asked Samuel dispassionately.
“I plan to reach by ten o’clock.”
Kathleen secretly heaved a sigh of relief.
That was a close call. Her pregnancy was almost revealed.
“Are you certain you’re not pregnant?” Samuel reiterated.
“Of course. When have I skipped my birth control pills?” deadpanned Kathleen.
“That trip to the hot springs two months prior.” Samuel could still recall it vividly.
Well, that was true indeed.
Kathleen had decided to head to the hot springs on a whim while Samuel had been there on a job inspection. Neither she nor Samuel had an inkling that either party would be present, yet both had met out of sheer coincidence.
It had only taken Samuel one look at Kathleen, enticingly flushed and bundled up in a bathrobe, for him to ravish her completely in his room.
In the heat of the moment, Samuel had forgotten to bring along his condoms.
He rarely used them, as a matter of fact, and relied on Kathleen’s regular intake of morning-after pills.
After their night together, he had urged Kathleen to take her pills on time and hastily left for work.
Kathleen was so wrung out after the night’s exertions that she failed to act on it immediately.
She had brushed off the reminder since she wasn’t ovulating and promptly forgotten all about it.
slept together.
her womb, and a new life
B pills the last time,” explained Kathleen coolly. “I’ll ingest
box of
Kathleen’s lips when Samuel grabbed her hand, disrupting her. “Fine, I trust you. You haven’t been feeling well lately. Taking these pills might only cause more harm than
let me suffer through this, unlike you! All you care about is
Samuel was incensed.
it is true that
would you prefer to be
to truly love
on. No man would
full of yourself that your opinions are skewed. I swear I’ll prove it to you by
Kathleen, when I say that such men are a mere figment of your wishful imagination,” quibbled
imagined good man. What is so bad about me anyway? Kathleen is given ample money to spend. Besides, her needs and wants, both in bed and in day-to-day life are well
believe my poor luck
that we’re fated then,” replied Samuel
“As if! Curse my rotten luck.
have been lust-addled to have pined after him for ten
Samuel huffed in displeasure.
instantly sensed that something was
had inexplicably become more
that her mood swings were due to
her eyebrows,
bed, pull up the covers, and fell
Samuel grimaced.
gall of her to instigate my anger then promptly snooze off like nobody’s business. She would
quick wit
have proposed to take them
off and
pinned on the bottle
eyesore. Best get rid of it. How am I not
in not allowing her to
condom from this
bed and turned to his side,
was as soft and luscious as fresh peach and slept as soundly as an endearing
everyone seems drawn to her. Especially Christopher. The way he
with Samuel, and he was compelled to wrap Kathleen in his embrace to soothe his
go of me you scum!” Kathleen shrieked as she struggled to escape
at the commotion,