All Too Late novel Chapter 203

Chapter 203 Fancied Him

Charles showed her an impatient look. “Me, fancying him? Even if I were a woman, I’d do better than a sc*mb*g like this!”

“On a more serious note,” Kathleen said sternly, “Samuel will be staying here, with nobody to take care of him. If you’re not busy, you should stay home and help out.”

“What?” Charles vehemently disagreed. “We have a housekeeper, so why do you need me?”

“Wasn’t it you who brought up the notion of men and women not being allowed close contact or something?” Kathleen simpered.

Charles was about to retort but was forced to keep quiet.

“If you don’t want to, then you can help me get a week’s leave. I will take care of him myself,” Kathleen said coldly.

“No!” Charles objected.

Kathleen frowned at him.

Charles was very angry. “I will take care of him. You’re not allowed to leave work!”

“Then I’m leaving him in your capable hands.” Kathleen smiled faintly. “Wait, I will write down a schedule for you. With that, you’ll know when to give him his medicine and when he needs a soak.”

Charles was full of anger.

“Charles, you are the best!” Kathleen took his hand.

Charles could then feel his anger dissipate slightly.

“By the way, how is Vivian?” Charles looked at Kathleen, his expression mild.

Kathleen hesitated for a moment. “Both good and bad, I suppose.”

“How can I cure her?” Charles asked with concern. “Tell me, I’ll find a way.”

“Charles, Vivian’s situation is quite complicated.” Kathleen said quietly, “She has suffered from quite a shock.”

“Apart from Finn abandoning her, is there another reason?” Charles asked coldly.

Kathleen hesitated for a moment, then murmured, “Yes.”

Charles snapped, “What is it, then? Answer me!”

Kathleen didn’t know how to tell him.

“It’s fine, you can tell me.” Charles had prepared himself mentally for this.

Kathleen hesitated and said, “She was violated.”

Charles was shocked.

“It wasn’t just one person.” Kathleen looked desolate. “She doesn’t even know who the child in her womb belongs to.”

Charles’s face turned pale. “Really?”

“Vivian was not in the right mind, but I managed to deduce that much from her rambling. Caleb was with her at the time, but he did not say anything.” Kathleen fiddled with her sleeve before continuing, “Of course, Caleb had every intention of finding out who hurt Vivian, but maybe he’s also testing me.”

Charles frowned. “Testing you?”

“Wait, surely you don’t think that Caleb and I are truly dating?” said Kathleen sardonically.

Charles blinked.

“He approached me to find out who hurt Vivian.”

“What?” Charles was dumbfounded at the revelation.

Kathleen thought it was funny. “You don’t really think I like Caleb, do you?”

“He… Why does he need to figure this out?” Charles frowned. “Could it be that it’s someone she knows?”

“I think so.” There was a chill in Kathleen’s voice. “If it were anyone else, Caleb would have done whatever he could for revenge long ago. He probably didn’t know who or where this happened, so he thought of using me to his advantage. Or rather, he combed through a list of men that Vivian got along with well. Since you are a known acquaintance, he decided to make a move on me.”

Charles looked at Kathleen pointedly. “You know this, and you’re still dealing with him?”

“I just wanted to use Caleb to get rid of Samuel,” Kathleen replied. “But I didn’t expect Samuel to become like this.”

“But why not use Christopher?” Charles asked, his tone thoughtful. “Are you reluctant to hurt Christopher, or do you think he’s not even qualified?”

Kathleen was flustered.

Charles sighed. “I’m guessing that deep down, you think that Samuel is much better, don’t you?”