Divorce Anxiety
Chapter 171

Chapter 171 Trending Once Again

Samuel: I'll come back tonight.Kathleen: Are you done with work?Samuel: I miss you.He badlywanted to return to her side and protect her.Before he could even deal with Christopher, Calebshowed up.Samuel was not even close to dying, yet there were already so many people lining up totake his place.Kathleen: You don’t have to worry about me.Samuel: It's fine. It's all settled.Kathleen:I'm going to wash up now.Samuel: Okay.Although he believed that she was not a woman of easyvirtue, he was still worried that she might have feelings for Caleb.Perhaps, Kathleen had been morereserved when it came to Christopher because of Samuel. However, Caleb was different.He wastotally unrelated to Samuel. There was no blood relationship between them, and they were notcompeting against each other in their respective businesses.Kathleen would not need to worryabout anything. There was even a chance that she might actually consider Caleb as a potentialpartner.As such, Samuel was incredibly tormented by that thought.He wanted to go back as quicklyas possible, but he still had to finish his tasks on hand.At noon, there was a business luncheonorganized by his business partner.Samuel attended the event in a black suit, looking refined yetaloof. There seemed to be a cold aura radiating off his body.”Good afternoon, Mr. Macari,” a sexylady greeted him as she approached. She was seductively dressed in a long, red dress with spaghettistraps.Her hair cascaded over her shoulders, and her lips matched the fiery red color of her dress.She looked incredibly alluring and enchanting.Samuel stared at her impassively."Have you forgottenwho I am?” she asked, her attractive lips quirking up.“Should I know who you are?” he questionedback frowningly.”I'm Scarlett Harrison, Kathleen's friend from high school.” She smiled faintly. “Wemet when I visited the Macari residence.”’Doesn’t ring a bell.” The man was still as distant as ever.”lwonder if you've taken a look at this morning's trending news, Mr. Macari. I never imagined thatKathleen would turn out this way,” Scarlett remarked with a meaningful smile.”This way?"“That'sright.” She knitted her brows. “She's such a promiscuous woman, seducing so many men. Is thatwhat a proper lady should be doing?”Samuel wanted to drink, but Kathleen had instructed him notto.Therefore, he was only holding a glass just for show.He would listen to Kathleen, even if she werenot with him.”Mr. Macari, I know you want to reconcile with Kathleen, but you have to think itthrough. She's merely using you.” Scarlett scrutinized his handsome countenance.l must sayKathleen's really lucky to have shared a bed with such a good-looking man for three years. I wonderhow enjoyable it is for her in bed every night.She had been pining after Samuel ever since the firsttime they met.Unfortunately, there were so many obstacles in her way of interacting with him, suchas Kathleen.Moreover, she was not that close to Kathleen, so there was next to no chance ofchancing upon Samuel.Now that she had finally met the man, there was no way she would let thisopportunity slip.“Mr. Macari, Kathleen told me once that she was only clinging onto you becauseyour family is rich and powerful. She's a greedy woman who wants to covet your family’s wealth.She doesn’t even love you.” Scarlett began sowing discord. “Otherwise, she would not have gotteninto ambiguous relationships with so many men right after coming back. She's simply trying toboost her fame.”A cold glint flashed across Samuel's eyes. “Why don't you tell that to Kathleen'sface?"She instantly stiffened.”Do you dare to confront her?” he asked frostily.Right then, everyonestarted looking at them.”Do you have a death wish? How dare you insult her in front of me?”Samuel's deep voice was chilly and ominous.Scarlett blanched.”She is not tied to anyone and hasthe freedom to be with whomever she wants. I love her and will continue to protect her regardlessof who she chooses. This isn't something people like you can use to drive a wedge between us. If Iever hear you insulting her again, I'll make sure that you won't have a place in this industry,” hethreatened.The woman was rooted to the ground, unable to move an inch.“Tyson!” Samuel shoutedsternly."Yes, Mr. Macari.” Tyson walked over.“Tell Mr. Simmons I won't hesitate to terminate ourpartnership if he dares to pull such a thing again.”"Yes!” Tyson nodded.Samuel then left in longstrides while Tyson immediately went to look for Elijah Simmons.Once Elijah heard what hadhappened, he instantly broke into a cold sweat."It really wasn't me who arranged for Scarlett toattend the luncheon, Mr. Hackney!" he hurriedly explained.”Mr. Simmons, Scarlett Harrison is youremployee. Do you think I won't be able to see right through your decision of selecting her to attendthis event?” Tyson rebuked.They were merely devils trying to pretend to be angels.It was apparentthat they had wanted to make use of Scarlett's beauty.At that, Elijah became utterlyawkward.”Handle the rest of the matter on your own,” Tyson added before turning around toleave."Yes, yes.” Elijah wiped the sweat off his forehead.He then called for Scarlett and gave her aharsh slap. “Useless! Didn't you say that everything will go just fine?"She held her face insilence.”You even said you knew Samuel and told me he would show you respect!” Elijah berated. “Inthe end, you're nothing but a liar!"Scarlett gritted her teeth in rage, not reflecting on her mistakes atall.Instead, she placed all the blame on Kathleen.It was during the afternoon break when Kathleensaw the trending news.Samuel Macari Caught Scolding Someonels Kathleen Johnson Worth It?Samuel Macari Bullying A WomanShe turned to Charles when she read the headlines. “Can you getsomeone to remove these?"“Let him settle it himself.” The latter was in the middle of playing agame."But Samuel did this to protect me,” she replied with furrowed brows."That is what he shouldhave done,” he said sternly. “He never protected you when you were with him. Are you moved justbecause he defended you publicly once? Get a grip!"Kathleen was rendered speechless.”Don'tworry. The news only just started trending. It'll definitely be gone once you refresh the page,” hecontinued.Just as her brother said, the news had disappeared when she refreshed it.She breathed asigh of relief. At that moment, Christopher called.”Aren’t you going to get that?” Charles glanced athis sister, who was hesitating to pick up.After a brief moment of contemplation, she answered thecall. “Hello, Chris."“Did you really go to the Lewis residence yesterday?” Christopher asked in avague voice."Yes.” Kathleen nodded.There was a brief pause on the other end of the line. “Calebdoes not seem to have any scandals so far. There was never any news of his girlfriend or partner. Ifyou choose to be with him—"“Chris,” she interrupted him. “You have friends of the opposite gendertoo, right?”“Mm,” he replied after a moment.”I'm only platonic friends with Caleb,” she stated. “Justlike what he explained, I only went to his house to get something. It's that simple.””l understand,” heresponded softly.”Good. Thank you for your concern.”Christopher felt like Kathleen was trying todistance herself from him.Ever since Felix got in the way, she had become especially polite towardhim.In the beginning, he was confident that there could be something between them.However, itwould now be difficult to go back to how things were previously.Christopher was worried, afraid,and at a loss for what to do next.