Samuel laughed in his deep voice and said, “Was it too old-fashioned?”
Kathleen nodded.
“I’ll try something new next time.” Samuel was being thick-faced.
He took the medicine, then turned around and left.
Charles was annoyed and said, “This man is just a jerk.”
Kathleen asked calmly, “Charles, why are you agitated?”
“This man is playing his tricks, you gotta be alert,” Charles warned her.
Kathleen gave him a side-eye and said, “You’re underestimating me.”
Charles said faintly, “I did not. But weren’t you being too calm with Christopher just now?”
“I treat everyone the same way,” Kathleen said in a soft and steady tone, “Right, do you know who is the guy playing the main character in this show?”
“Yes,” Charles nodded and answered, “Timothy Currah.”
“So it’s him.” Kathleen was a bit surprised to hear that.
“Do you know him?” Charles raised an eyebrow and asked.
“Yes, he graduated from the same college as me. I even presented him with a flower bouquet for his graduation ceremony that year,” Kathleen replied, “but he probably would not remember it.”
“Why were you the one who gave him the bouquet?” Charles was curious.
“Because I’m beautiful, I guess,” Kathleen said.
Charles was curious. “How did Samuel react to that?”
Kathleen answered without giving much thought, “There was no reaction from him. He did not pay much attention to me at that time.”
Charles was speechless.
He cursed in his heart again.
Jerk! Samuel must have been blind to not notice someone as pretty as Kathleen.
The next day, when Charles was heading out to jog, he met Samuel, who was going for a jog too.
Charles gave him a snort and said, “Together?”
Samuel curled his lips and said, “Sure.”
Both of them did some warm-up exercises right there.
“Do you know who’s the guy playing the main character in this show?” Charles asked in a suspenseful way.
“You’re talking about Timothy Currah?” Samuel said without showing much, “I did not keep my eye on the entertainment industry, and this is the first time I’ve heard of him.”
“Then do you know he was Kate’s senior?” Charles shot him a glance.
Samuel shook his head.
“Then do you know Kathleen was the one who presented a flower bouquet to him during his college graduation ceremony?” Charles continued asking.
“It’s him?” Samuel’s face turned sullen.
“Oh, so you do know him?” Charles asked in a quizzical way.
“I do, but I don’t recall his name,” Samuel said without showing much emotion.
Charles smirked and said, “Timothy was the campus hunk then, and Kathleen was the campus belle. If it weren’t because she was already married to you, they might have developed an unforgettable romance in college.”
Samuel snickered coldly in his mind.
That’s just impossible!
Samuel and Charles then started jogging together.
Charles asked during the jog, “Do you know if anyone approached Kathleen in college?”
“Why are you asking me?” Samuel responded and he started to have some unpleasant flashbacks in his mind.
Of course there were people trying to approach Kathleen! She was so beautiful and adorable. What’s more, she was such a gentle and caring girl.
He still recalled when Kathleen was celebrating her eighteen-year-old birthday. There were people telling Diana that they wish to have their son or grandson marry Kathleen in the future.
However, Diana was unwilling to marry her off like that so she did not give her consent.
“Actually, the relationship you had with Kathleen would not have happened if it hadn’t been because of Old Mrs. Macari. There was no way that you two would be together, ever,” said Charles on purpose.
Samuel sped up without saying anything, and Charles followed suit.
Both of them stopped only after they completed one lap.
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