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 go?”
back to the condominium,” said
to walk out of the hotel with
Kathleen put on a pair of indoor
hand, Samuel had used the same pair of simple
ones, but he had only complained about it
fact, Samuel viewed most couple-themed products with
were nothing but childish things that
he had forgotten, however, was the fact that Kathleen was a young
Samuel pressed her against the wall and
even more intense than the kiss they had shared back in the
Her dainty fist pounded on his chest as she fiercely uttered, “You’re not allowed to get intimate with me until the month is
“Why?” He grimaced.
manage to pass the test after the month is up, I’ll give you a
that he actually chose to be with her from then on, she would come
exactly
in to
she affirmed with a
back for a whole month are,” warned Samuel. His calloused fingers tenderly brushed against her delicate chin, and he stared into her eyes with
know.” Kathleen was being
and couldn’t share a room
Hehe!
a shower,” he told
Kathleen nodded. “Okay.”
proceeded to turn around and go into the house while she let out a sigh of
intended to stay with her, then she could just act like she knew nothing
“Samuel and I won’t be going back
to see Nicolette again? He’s
not it,” Kathleen
Kathleen?” Samuel piped up with
“Coming,” she answered.
exchange, she could tell
a grin.
that, she
her phone down and went to pass Samuel
the door to take it from her, he
could even beat that of the models in fashion magazines. No matter what he wore, he still looked slender; when undressed, though, his muscles were
something unique about
really the type to open
she had
cheeks flush in embarrassment. Her face was so red that she looked like a tomato. She was so naive
innocence of hers were exactly what he liked about
to be tainted by the
around. Even the tips of
approached her from behind. He lowered his head and nibbled on her ear with
through her
wound that he had left behind, she still
wounds
she needed was
that wound of hers right as she was trying to close it slowly. He was making her
she was bawling her
she would be able to head back in
took off his suit and covered her with it
being so nice to me. Just stay indifferent. Quit trying to
to other than you?” He felt
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
to his voice as he asked, “Can you give me a
That left Kathleen startled.
everything out,” he said while caressing
was quite reluctant to let her
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
Samuel proposed
can give you that much, but I have my own
he questioned. There was a smile on his
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
feel like you’re as innocent as a baby. Other times, I find
to give it to me
slapped his hand against her outstretched one. “I
it by tomorrow,” she ordered, then
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 you,” he promised while staring at
as she trailed off. “You’re not allowed to
hearing that,
done that before. Is she talking about
“Got it,” he agreed.
did she
was still incredibly on edge because
I going to do if he really is just trying