Kathleen didn’t want to be the one who ruined Samuel’s relationship with his family.
She thought it would be better for everyone if she left.
“Okay. You can go home and get some rest since there is nothing else to do here.” Cynthia took out the apple cider vinegar that Kathleen liked to drink and put it into a bag.
Then, she packed some snacks for Kathleen too.
Kathleen liked to eat fruit-flavored snacks. Hence, Cynthia always prepared them for her.
Kathleen smiled sweetly like a kid as she held the snacks that were given by Cynthia.
“Granny, I’ll come again next time,” Kathleen said adorably.
Cynthia smiled as she said, “You can come every day. I will always welcome you.”
“Granny, I’ll come as long as you don’t mind it.” Kathleen was shy.
“Why would I?” Cynthia patted her head and said, “Take good care of yourself, my girl.”
Kathleen nodded. “Okay. Goodbye, Granny.” Despite her reluctance, she bade farewell to Cynthia.
“Goodbye,” Cynthia said.
With that, Kathleen and Samuel turned around and headed toward the elevator.
Samuel helped Kathleen to hold the bag while she stood next to him.
The elevator stopped after going down two floors. After that, several people got into the elevator.
Samuel put the things in one hand and used the other hand to hug Kathleen lest she got hit by others.
Pressed into his embrace, all she could hear was the sound of his powerful heartbeat. She felt as if she was drowning in his warm embrace.
Soon, Kathleen felt the strange gaze from the people next to them. They had been scrutinizing Samuel and her.
There were two young girls who were holding their phones while pointing at and gossiping about Samuel and her. Kathleen frowned upon seeing it.
The girls put down their hands hurriedly and looked away out of guilt as soon as they noticed Kathleen was staring at them.
Kathleen was speechless upon seeing their action.
Shortly after that, they stepped out of the elevator after it arrived on the ground floor.
Samuel then pulled Kathleen into the car.
After they got into the car, Kathleen asked, “Are you going back to the office?”
“Yes.” Samuel nodded.
“Then you can leave me halfway. I will go back to the condominium to get some clothes before heading to the Macari residence,” Kathleen said.
Samuel looked at her coldly.
Kathleen thought he was unwilling to go there. “It’s almost the New Year. Haven’t we always done that? We would always go to the Macari residence and stay there when the year-end is approaching.”
Samuel didn’t utter a word.
“It’s okay if you don’t want to go there so early. I’m not going to pack my things then,” Kathleen said softly.
“Let’s talk about it a few days later.” Samuel furrowed his eyebrows lightly.
Samuel didn’t want Christopher to have a chance to meet Kathleen as the former had been going to the Macari residence too frequently recently. Or rather, from the bottom of his heart, he didn’t want Kathleen to discover the truth.
“Okay.” Kathleen nodded in response.
Samuel glanced at Kathleen and asked indifferently, “Do you really like to stay at the Macari residence?”
“Yeah.” Kathleen nodded.
“Why?” Samuel asked in confusion.
“It’s lively there.” Kathleen’s gentle voice sounded indifferent.
The condominium where she and Samuel lived together was a huge one. Its size was one thousand square meters.
Although the home was spacious and well-equipped with everything, she felt lonely when she was there.
Samuel was barely home, so she was always alone and bored.
He didn’t like being disturbed too. Hence, he did not hire a live-in housekeeper who would live with them in their house every day. Instead, the housekeeper would only come occasionally to cook and clean the house.
The pay that Samuel offered was good without a doubt. Therefore, there were quite a lot of people who competed for the job.
Samuel’s slender hands were holding the steering wheel as he spoke with a clear voice. “After we have more babies, our home will be lively.”
Kathleen pursed her red lips and kept quiet.
Does he want me to look after the kids alone? How should I explain to them if their father is always absent during festivals? If we’re divorced, I can still tell them their father has passed away as an excuse. However, if we’re still married, how should I explain it?
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