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.
you want to
back to the condominium,” said Kathleen
Come on.” He proceeded to walk out of
returned to the condominium, Kathleen put on a pair of indoor slippers
had used the same pair
had gotten them matching ones, but he
fact, Samuel viewed most couple-themed products with
it, they were nothing but childish things that only young girls
had forgotten, however, was the fact that Kathleen was a young girl herself, not to mention a soft and gentle
Samuel pressed her against the wall and
was even more intense than the kiss they had shared
fist pounded on his chest as she fiercely uttered, “You’re not allowed to get intimate with me until the month
“Why?” He grimaced.
“If you manage to pass the test after the month is up, I’ll give you
be with her
look forward to how exactly he was going to deal
give in to me?” he
affirmed with a
His calloused
know.” Kathleen was being
once she told him that she was pregnant and couldn’t share a room with him, he wouldn’t be able to do anything,
Hehe!
going to take a shower,” he told
Kathleen nodded. “Okay.”
while she let out a sigh of relief and clenched her
intended to stay with her, then she could just act like she knew
Wynnie a call. “Samuel and I won’t be
to see Nicolette again?
that’s not it,”
you get me a towel, Kathleen?” Samuel piped up with his deep
“Coming,” she answered.
it,” she said with a grin. “You both
she hung
phone down and went
opened the door to take it from her, he
well-built, and he could even beat that of the models in fashion magazines. No matter
had something unique about
rather conservative woman, Kathleen wasn’t really the
only experience that she had was
was so red that she looked like
were exactly
yet to be tainted by the
turned around. Even the tips of her ears
behind. He lowered his head and nibbled on her
her body. “You promised
that he had left
time for wounds to
she needed was
hers right as she was trying
she was bawling her
way she would be able to
and covered her with it
nice to me. Just stay indifferent.
other than you?” He felt like
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
pitiful she looked. There was slight hoarseness to his
That left Kathleen startled.
me some time to straighten everything out,” he said while
quite reluctant to let
dragging things out with you, Samuel. There’s no way I can wait as long as a year,
proposed
a moment of contemplation, she replied, “I can give you that much, but
he questioned. There was a smile
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
innocent as a baby. Other
to give it to me
hand against
tomorrow,” she ordered, then
He nodded
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
trick you,” he
turned cold as she trailed off. “You’re not allowed to get intimate
that, Samuel
never even done that before. Is she talking about physical
“Got it,” he agreed.
did
on edge because she couldn’t tell what Samuel’s true intentions
do if he