Divorce Anxiety
Chapter 405

Chapter 405 If I Could Turn Back Time The second Kathleen stepped out of the ward, her phonechimed. Shefished out the phone and glanced at the screen, only to replace a virtual phone number.Tch! Trying to play games with me, huh? She instantly hit the answer key and put the phone nearher ear.

“Your daughter is with me, Kathleen.

Come to the old campus where you attended high school if you want to see her alive.

You should know where that is.” A machine-like voice sounded over the phone. The other partyended the call abruptlyright after finishing the sentence. At this, Kathleen descended into a momentof deep thought as silence ensued. Prior to that, the old campus of her previous high school hadbeen emptied out. That place had already been put on the waiting list to be demolished and thenrebuilt. How interesting for her to set our meeting there, of all places. Immediately, Kathleen madeher way downstairs and drove off in her car. It was already the dead of night. The security guard atthe front gate was seen crashing out as he sprawled on his desk. Tiptoeing toward the small doorbeside the front gate, Kathleen gently pushed it open and strode inside. Without deliberation, shemade a beeline for the school building. Right then, her phone rang once more. She picked up thecall right away and questioned, “Where are you?" “Why don't you make a guess?” An icy voice washeard on the other end of the line. Her eyebrows knitted to a knot of displeasure at that.

Scanning the vicinity, she marched toward the fourth floor of the building. Once she reached thefourth floor, she walkedto a wasted classroom. That very classroom was the one she had been toduring her final year. There Desiree was, lying on the floor right in the center of the classroom.

Her body was strapped with bombs. No one else could be found inside but her. Kathleen rushedover to her daughter's side and carried the latter in her arms. “Desi,” called outKathleen softly.“Mommy's here.” Sadly, Desiree remained unconscious and unresponsive. Touching her daughter'sbody, Kathleen reckoned that Desiree must've been drugged with sedatives. As she held Desiree inher arms, she tried to removethe bombs that had encircled her daughter's body. Alas, the bombsbegan to emit a series of beeping sounds. Kathleen was scared out of her wits and dared notcontinue her reckless act. At that juncture, the ringtone played from her phone. Tapping the answerbutton, she was all ready to listen to what the other party had to say. “Even if you've found yourdaughter, Kathleen, I doubt you could come up with an idea to rescue her!” That voice reeked ofnaught but coldness and sarcasm.

“You will both be blown into smithereens! Haha!" Kathleen took a deep breath.

“Nicolette, I didn't expect you to be so full of yourself despite everything that has happened.” Thelaughter from the other end of the line ceased instantly on that note. Lettingout a snort, Kathleencontinued, “I've already caught sight of you when I picked Zion up at the port the other day.

Why on earth did you cover yourself up from head to toe? Were you that afraid of me seeing you?”Only silence came from the phone. “I didn't anticipate you to keepme waiting after your arrival inJadeborough.

You nearly had me there for a moment with your inactivity,” added Kathleen with sarcastic chuckles.“I then realized that you're not idling at all.

Rather, you're busy acting out the role of someone else—Yareli!” The rhythm of breathing could beheard over the phone. Kathleen went on, “It has already cometo this.

You'd better show yourself!” A loud peal of thunder came from Nicolette's lips.

"Haha! Not bad, Kathleen! But you're too little, too late to see daylight.

You'll never get to defuse the bombs.

Besides, the detonator is in my hand.

A single tap from me will send you straight six feet under.

Don't fret, though.

That little bastard will join you.” As Kathleen sensed that they were in peril of dying, her gaze turnedas sharpas the razor.

“Do you think you can go on the lam after getting rid of me? Ha! You can never shake off Samuel'spursuit!” That statement only madeNicolette sneer.

"Why would I be responsible for Yareli's doings? She and Zachary will be the scapegoats! Anyway,it's time for you to kiss this world goodbye Kathleen! I hate you! Go to hell!” Those were Nicolette'sfinal words before she pressed the button on the detonator. Boom! With the thunderous boom, theentire school building exploded into scraps. Even the windows of the nearby buildings were allshattered to shreds. That security guard who had been sitting at the guardhouse was also jolted tohis senses. Pieces of glass were already scattered all over his body. At that point in time, Samuelfinally arrived at the scene, only to catch sight of the roaring sea of flames engulfing the wholebuilding. A parade of passersby surrounded the area in a matter of seconds, but no one was in theknow about what had actually happened. Samuel's attractive face paled to a ghastly white. Am I toolate? Oh, no! Tyson immediately stopped Samuel in his tracks.

“No! Don't go in there, Mr.

Macari!” If Kathleen and Desi were really goners, what would become of me? At that thought,Samuel gushed out a mouthfulof blood all of a sudden. Tyson recoiled in fright upon seeing that,screaming his lungs out, “Help! Send Mr.

Macari back at once!” There was no strength left in Samuel's body.

All he could do was fix his gaze on the fire as he was being taken away by his men. Kate! Desi! Oh,God.

How could you be so cruel to me? Punish me and take me instead! Why do this to them? Why?Samuel hada dream while he was unconscious. In his dream, there Kathleen was in his sight. ThatKathleen was very young and petite.

She appeared to have just arrived at the Macari residence. There were traces of tears on her cheeks,not to mention her beguiling appearance that could movethe hearts of anyone who saw her. Dianaled Kathleen to Samuel and declared, “From now on, Samuel, Kate will be your sister.

Make sure to fulfill your duty as a big brother and treat her well.” An indescribable feeling crept upon Samuel as he laid eyeson his so-called sister. Despite that, he nodded with an impassivecountenance. Right then, the little girl called out to him in a mellow voice, “Nice to meet you, Sam.I'm your sister, Kathleen.” Samuel froze at that. That made sense, for he had always been theonlychild in the family. Of course, they were others addressing him the same, yet somehow, it wasparticularly sweet for him to hear that from Kathleen. His usual frosty visage seemed to be waveringas he gave her a nod in response. The other prestigious families, who were affiliated with the Macarifamily, were soon informed about the newest member of the Macari family, Kathleen. They allbrought their children to pay the Macaris a visit. No matter how those people gave Kathleen a hardtime, she put up with them and didn't make a fuss. At first, Samuel only watched from the sidelines.It was when one of the arrogant silver-spooned brats tried to lay a finger on Kathleen that Samuelwent over to kick his butt out the door. In that instance, Samuel wasn't even eighteen, but healready had a sinister and menacing mien. The children from those wealthy families in Jadeboroughwere all very much terrified of him because of that. Tugging Kathleen to his side, Samuel announcedin front of those brats, “She's my sister.

I'll hunt you down if any of you ever mess with her.” Hearing his threat, all of them scurried away infear. Kathleen, in turn, flashed Samuel a gratefulgrin. A thought flashed through Samuel's mind atthat time. He even surprised himself when he realized that he had taken a liking to Kathleen. Thatwould be logical, for hardly anyone could resist inclining their hearts to an obedient and gentle littlegirl like her. Even so, there was also a sense of gratitude in Samuel's heart toward Nicolette because,at that moment, he thought that it was Nicolette who had saved his life. In order to prevent theothers from bullying Nicolette, he had no choice but to allow her to call him her boyfriend. InSamuel's mind, though, he, too, knew that he ought to not let Kathleen grow on him like that. Thus,he proclaimed, “I've always seen you as my dearest sister.” The girl blinked her eyes at that.Feelings of grievance, insecurity, and hurt were apparent on her delicate face. It was as thoughSamuel was watching himself from the sidelines, reviewingevery episode in the past. He was dyingto tell his past self to own up to his true feelings from the depths of his heart. I have to confess toher right now and put an end to her suffering! Yet, he couldn't seem to utter a word no matter howhard he tried. He watched himself walking away. Kathleen was huddling in a corner, crying her eyesout. Witnessing the scene, Samuel felt a pang of misery in his chest. Not even once had Kathleenattempted to do anything to sow the seeds of discord between him and Nicolette. Nicolette was theone who had insisted on getting married and gotten herself sent away by Diana. Samuel realizedthat he shouldn't have put the blame on Kathleen, for she was truly innocent of tying the knot withhim. “K-Kate..."” He struggled to mutter to himself.

“I'm sorry, Kate...

I was wrong.

I should've loved you with all my heart right from the beginning...