Divorce Anxiety
Chapter 96

Steve said, “I'll go and receive the guests. Nancy, please give Kylie a call."Nancy nodded and tookout her phone to call Kylie.Kathleen cast a sidelong glance at John. “John, go and boil some water.We're going to serve them Earl Grey tea.”John was taken aback. “But, Kate, the most expensive teawe have here is Red Hibernia.” The mayor loves to drink Earl Grey tea,” Kathleen explained.”Really?How do you know that?” John asked in surprise.Kathleen replied quietly, “I have some priorknowledge about this.”Samuel had told her once, but that was a long time ago.Nancy gave John anudge. "Why do you ask so much? Quick, go and boil some water.”"Oh, okay.” John went off to boilwater as told.Nancy looked at Kathleen. “Kylie isn’t answering her phone. What should wedo?"Kathleen knitted her brows.She had a bad feeling that Kylie was going to play themout.Meanwhile, John was done boiling the water and making the tea before bringing themout.Shortly after, he asked anxiously, “Do you know who else is coming with the mayor?“There areeight of them including the mayor. How do we know who they are?” Nancy was still trying to gethold of Kylie on the phone.John turned to look at Kathleen with a sheepish grin.Kathleen frowned.“What's the matter?”John let out a dramatic sigh. “Out of the eight people, I know two of them verywell.” That's not bad. You actually know someone from the mayor's office,” Kathleencommented."They are not from the mayor's office. One of them is Samuel, and the other isChristopher.” John looked intently at Kathleen.Kathleen was rendered speechless.Nancy still couldnot get through to Kylie's phone.lt looked like the latter would not be able to make it back intime.Just then, Steve walked in, looking at Kathleen.Kathleen quickly went up to him. “We can't replaceKylie. Can you check with the production team? I hope nothing's gone wrong.”Steve immediatelymade a phone call.Folding her arms, Kathleen took the ingredients laid out on the table. If Kylie didnot appear, all her efforts in planning the menu would go to waste.In reality, the production teamhad also prepared some ingredients, but they did not include seafood.As the dishes were bestserved fresh, Kathleen had already checked out all the nearby supermarkets earlier.She onlyincluded ingredients that could be purchased from these supermarkets in her list. No one expectedKylie not to return after so long.However, Kathleen was well aware that Kylie was doing this onpurpose to spite her.Steve also gave Kylie a call.Surprisingly, the call was connected in aninstant.Nancy's expression dimmed at that.Looks like she purposely ignored my call, huh?"Kylie,where are you?” Steve tried not to sound impatient.He had asked her to buy the ingredients at thesupermarket. It should not take her more than an hour.However, it had been two hours, and she wasstill not back.Steve heard Kylie sobbing uncontrollably at the other end of the line. “Steve, I twistedmy ankle. Can you come and pick me up? I can't walk now.""Where are the ingredients?” Steveasked anxiously.Kylie wailed even louder, “I'm injured, and all you care about are theingredients!”Steve was at a loss for words while Nancy snorted.Kathleen's brows knitted together asshe fell into deep thought.She had expected such a thing to happen.”I'll get the production team topick you up.” Steve did not want to lose his temper in front of the camera.”Steve, can you comeinstead? The production team has its rules,” Kylie pleaded with Steve.The latter was struckspeechless once more.“It'll take you at least an hour to get there. Even if you manage to bring theingredients back, we won't make it in time. Besides, the guests are already here,” Nancy said."I'llspeak to the production team.” Steve hung up the phone and turned to look at Kathleen anxiously.“Can we do without the seafood?"“That's fine, but there will be fewer dishes,” Kathleen replied."Let'sdo it then. I can't think of any other solution.” Vexed, Steve decided to proceed without usingseafood.He should have known better than to let Kylie buy the ingredients.”Do you need my help?”Samuel's voice was heard coming from the door of the kitchen, startling the four of them.Samuelsaw Kathleen wearing an apron, looking very sweet and demure. He curled his lips slightly.He onlyappeared affectionate in front of her.Soon, all eyes were on Kathleen.It was no surprise, for Samuelwas her ex-husband.”No,” Kathleen replied coolly.Nancy then spoke up in a meek voice. “Mr. Macari,Kate needs some seafood for some of the dishes tonight. Can—"Immediately, Samuel turned toKathleen and asked, “What do you need? I'll get them to deliver it here in half an hour."He only hadeyes for her.Kathleen felt her head throbbing.”Kate? The show is more important,” Johnwhispered.Kathleen bit her lip. “I need prawns, lobsters, and abalone.” Got it.” Samuel nodded as hewhipped out his phone. “Go buy some prawns, lobsters, and abalone. Send them over."He hung upthe phone and said gently, “They will deliver everything in twenty minutes. Feel free to let me knowwhat else you need."Kathleen cast a glance at him. She realized that his eyes were as captivating asever. Meanwhile, the comment section went into a frenzy. feel my knees going weak just by lookingat Samuel's eyes. Yet he looks so deadpanned!l think Samuel has not gotten over Kathleen. He stillloves her.Samuel must still love Kathleen. It was Kathleen's idea to get a divorce back then.Don't talknonsense if you don't know the truth. They're now divorced. Samuel is seeing anotherwoman.Another woman? Will there be a wedding?It is a known fact that Samuel likes Nicolette, theillegitimate child of the Yoeger family. Everyone in Jadeborough knows about it. It's nothingnew.Hasn't Nicolette disappeared for a year? Has she left the country? Or is she kept at home bySamuel?That's not possible. When Samuel married Kathleen, he told everyone that Kathleen is theone he likes. I heard that Nicolette got into an accident and is now a cripple.Whatever, I am rootingfor this couple to get back together. seriously think Samuel still loves her, but Kathleen is not awareof it. Good luck, Samuel and Kathleen!Kathleen turned around and started to prepare thefood.Seeing that, Samuel gave a knowing smile and walked away.Fifteen minutes later, Tyson camein with the ingredients.”Mrs. Macari, these are the things you asked for.” Tyson deliberatelyaddressed Kathleen as “Mrs. Macari."Kathleen looked at him in wordless amazement.Tyson thenapologized, “I'm sorry. It was just a slip of the tongue. I'll be more careful next time. Mrs. M— Um...Ms. Johnson, these are the ingredients you need.”"Thank you!" Kathleen uttered each word throughclenched teeth.After that, Tyson left in a hurry.Kathleen took a kitchen knife and chopped off thehead of a prawn with one swift swipe, imagining it to be Tyson's head.At that point, a gentle voicecalled out. “Kate?"Wow! The ex-husband just left, and her fiancé has arrived. This is getting veryexciting!