Samuel felt helpless whenever he faced Kathleen.
No matter how much he tried, she would not accept him.
He felt as though he had fallen into an abyss, and he couldn't extricate himself from it.
“Samuel, I didn't ask you to like me,” Kathleen said heartlessly.
Samuel looked at her icily as he scoffed, “You're really hard-hearted.”
She remained silent, and he let her
go.
Just as she thought he was giving up and was about to back away, he stopped her from leaving his embrace, tightening his grip on her waist. “Don't move!"
Kathleen was speechless.
“I just want to hug you.” His voice was deep.
He didn't know how he could have her.
Even though he could see her, he realized he still could not touch her.
All this while, he had been rather confident with himself, thinking that he could win her heart again.
However, as time went by, only then did he realize Kathleen was like a kite with a broken string. Unless she came back to him of her own will, he could never get her back.
Caleb sent Vivian back to her room in the Lewis residence.
“Vivian, are you all right?” he asked concernedly.
She nodded. “I'm fine. Don't worry about me.”
“Vivian, you don't have to care much about that man's words. There are still many good men in this world,” Caleb comforted.
Vivian looked at her brother. “Caleb, you really don't have to worry. I've come to my senses.”
Caleb merely stared at her in silence.
Vivian sighed. “I was too stubborn back then. I used to put love and romantic relationships above all else, yet I was badly hurt by men.”
“Vivian...” Caleb didn't know what to say.
In his opinion, forgetting the past would be the best.
“Vivian, I heard that Charles knew of a fantastic therapist. Perhaps you can undergo hypnotherapy and forget that incident.”
Vivian gave him a solemn look and forced a smile. “What's the point of that? People will mention it anyway.”
Caleb was crestfallen.
Whatever had happened had happened. There was no way to pretend as though everything was fine.
“Vivian, don't worry. I won't let Finn get away with it!” Caleb declared furiously.
Vivian replied with a complicated look, “Caleb, thank you, but I don't need it. I don't want you to do more for me.”
Caleb was stunned.
She put her hand on his head, smiling gently. “The little guy who always followed me around back then has grown up. I had been lost for so long that I didn't realize it.”
He gazed at her intently. “Vivian.” “All right. It's getting late. You should sleep,” she reminded.
Caleb nodded. “Vivian, I'll ask someone to remove the window bars, or perhaps I should let you move to a new room and decorate it with the design you like.”
He hoped that she could live her life gracefully as before.
Vivian replied softly, “Okay.”
“Good night, Vivian.” With that said, Caleb left the room.
After she watched him enter his own room, she went back to her room and closed the door.
As she lay on the cold bed and stared blankly at the ceiling, tears of humiliation and anguish streamed down her face.
Finn, go to hell!
The next day, Kathleen was filming as usual.
After that, she went to the side to take a rest.
Valerie approached her with a smile. “Kate, look. You have visitors.”
Kathleen turned toward the direction of her voice and found that Frances and Diana had come to visit her.
“Old Mrs. Macari? Granny?” Kathleen was surprised.
The two old ladies were dressed in casual outfits as they stood not far away from her, waving at her.
Kathleen chuckled before noticing Samuel's tall and lean figure.
Why is he here too?
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