Divorce Anxiety
Chapter 173

Chapter 173 She Will Definitely Hate Us

Kathleen was taken aback to hear that. “Alzheimer's?"“That's right,” Samuel affirmed, fixing his frostygaze on her. “You guys need to set your plan in motion right now. Otherwise, if Old Mrs. Yoegerreally loses her memory, then things might take a bad turn for you two.”She nodded. “Mm, I gotit."Even so, he continued staring intently at her.“What? Is there something on my face?” She putdown her fork and started patting her own cheeks.He merely shook his head lightly.”Ha!" Charlesscoffed. “He obviously wants to ask what you did at the Lewis residence last night!“Upon hearingthat, Kathleen turned to Samuel.”Didn“t Caleb already explain it?” Samuel uttered indifferently. “Hesaid Kate went there to get some medicine.” You're unbelievable, Samuel Macari. That look in youreyes just now made it so obvious that you were contemplating whether to ask my sister about herrelationship with Caleb!” Charles grumbled.”l trust her when it comes to that,” Samuel counteredwith composure.Despite that, Charles refused to believe it. Samuel sure is an expert at pretending tobe the good guy."When I went to the airport that day, Kate promised to help treat my illness. It wastoo severe, though, so she wanted to get me a prescription personally. That's why she went lookingfor Caleb,” Samuel methodically elucidated. “Caleb owns the biggest medicinal herb business in thecountry, so there are herbs he can get that other people can't. Kate chose him in particular for thatvery reason.”Charles was at a loss for words.Kathleen peered at her brother and taunted, “Hmph.Hear that? Intelligence is a gift. I sure hope you guys have been blessed with it."Charles didn’t wantto respond to that.A while later, he spoke up once more. “Even if that's the case, aren't you angry orjealous at all?"“Does it matter if I am? I still don’t have the right to stop her,” Samuel statedtruthfully. That only rendered Charles even more speechless. “Keep pretending.”Samuel eyedKathleen with a profound stare. “I can process those negative emotions on my own without beingvocal about them. I wouldn't do anything that you'd hate, though.”It wasn't that he didn’t have thedesire to possess her. He just wouldn't show it.This b*stard Samuel is too good at acting!Once theyfinished eating, Kathleen stood up and started tidying up.”Just leave it. We can clean up tomorrow.You should go to bed for now,” Charles urged.Kathleen’s cold reply was, “It's none of yourbusiness!"The grievance on Charles’ face was unmistakable. “I'm sorry, Kate. I was wrong.” “Whywould you be the one at fault? You're my older brother, aren't you?” she sneered.”No, no. You havemore power than me, actually,” he said with sincerity.Kathleen didn't intend to pay her brother anymore attention. Instead, she turned to Samuel. “I'm going to be filming all day tomorrow. Youremember how you promised to tell me why your body turned out like this when you left, don'tyou?"“Yeah.” The man nodded."We'll go to the morning opening ceremony together in two days. Ihope you'll tell me the truth.” She gazed right into his obsidian eyes.”"Mm."“Good night,” shemurmured.He got up and responded, “Good night.Then, he put on his coat and left the Johnsonresidence.Charles was utterly flustered.Is Samuel going to tell Kathleen the truth? Is this no longergoing to be kept a secret? Oh no. Everything might be about to come to an end. I have to hurry andinform Christopher!Following Samuel's departure, Kathleen eyed her brother icily. “I've told you thisbefore, Charles. No matter how horrible Samuel may be, he's never even thought of trying tocontrol me. Get it?"Her words made him purse his lips.“Ever since you and Christopher decided tosuddenly declare that we were engaged, I've just been tolerating the two of you. I never thoughtthat you both would have such unusual thoughts about what happened with Caleb,” she continuedto mock. “Do I not have the right to make my own decisions? Am I supposed to sacrifice my socialfreedom just because Christopher likes me? Who is he to me, anyway? What right does he have totry and control me? What about you? Why are you speaking up on his behalf?"Charles didn't dareto utter a word."Think about it,” she remarked in an apathetic manner. “I'm going to get somerest."He quietly observed as his sister ascended the stairs, then let out a sigh.Nonetheless, he calledChristopher right away.”It's me, Christopher,” he croaked. “I think Kate is about to replace out aboutthat matter.”"Did Samuel tell her?” Christopher asked after a pause.”It looks like he’s about to,”Charles muttered. “Kate's definitely going to hate us if she replaces out."Christopher’s lips twitched.“There's nothing we can do about that.”“Are you planning to give up?"“Do I have another choice?”Christopher said self-deprecatingly. “It wasn't like we could hide this in the first place. Were youreally hoping that Samuel would help us keep it under wraps?”“All right. Since that's what you think,I'm not going to worry about it anymore.” Charles massaged his temples. “Ultimately, she’s still mysister, so she won't really ignore me no matter how angry she is. You, on the otherhand..."Christopher fell silent.Sometime later, he finally replied, “I thought she would start to like meback.” If not for your grandfather and Astrid kicking up such a fuss, then maybe that would havebeen the case,” Charles concurred. “All of this only happened because of them."The look onChristopher's face darkened.What Charles had said was right.If not for what Felix had done, Kathleenwouldn't have cut Christopher off so cleanly.She was just too clear-headed, which was why he hadalways been cautious.Unfortunately, that caused him to end up missing a lot of opportunities.If notfor Felix and Astrid, he would have won over Kathleen by at least a half, if not all of her. Meanwhile,Kathleen returned to her room and saw Samuel standing on the balcony across from hers.She wentoutside with a shawl wrapped around her.The man watched her intently. “Did you have a fight withyour brother?”*Mm.” She puffed up her cheeks. “He keeps trying to defend Chris."He put bothhands down on the cold railing and tightened his grip on it. “Did Christopher try to stop you frominteracting with Caleb?"Kathleen sucked in a deep breath. “Even worse. He told me that if I wantedto buy any medicine from Caleb, I could go through him instead."Her explanation baffledSamuel.”Does he think I'm mute or socially inept?” she raged. “I hate being controlled like that. Atfirst, he and my brother kept trying to keep secrets from me. When they made a public statementsaying he was my fiancé, I was already about to explode.”"Are you not mad at the fact that I've beenpublicly saying I still have feelings for you, then?” Samuel inquired in a deep voice.”It's not thesame.” She shot him a stern look. “Whether you have feelings for me or not is your own problemIt's not like you're saying I accepted your confession or anything. Since it's your business, I can’tstop you from thinking that way. It's different when it comes to them, though. They locked me intoa predetermined identity and kept making choices for me. I hate it!"He could tell that the womanwas genuinely infuriated. On top of that, it wasn't the kind of fury that could be quelled by brushingit off with a joke.”"Honestly, even though I know why you went to the Lewis residence, it still bothersme a lot,” he admitted as he gazed at her. “I was worried you'd be attracted to Caleb too."She staredback at him without speaking."The thing is, I knew I had no right to interfere,” he went on earnestly.“Not that I would ever try to interfere in your life, of course.”