All Too Late

“Because I don’t love him.” Kathleen eyes were cold. You don’t love him? However, he

thought that Kathleen actually loved Samuel. The previous night, hearing her roaring at

Samuel hysterically, he knew that she loved him. Otherwise, she would have given up on

the fight from the beginning. She was devastated and upset only because she was in love

with him. “He must have not known how good you are,” said Benjamin in a raspy voice. “It

doesn’t matter how good I am. He doesn’t love me anyway.” Kathleen took a deep breath,

then continued, “Let’s not talk about him anymore. Right, you said that you wanted to be

a policeman when you were young. It turns out that you’ve actually become one now.”

Benjamin smiled. In fact, it wasn’t him that wanted to be a policeman but Kathleen. There

was one time when Gemma and Kathleen were talking about how seductive uniforms

were, and he had borne it in mind since then. He knew that Kathleen liked policemen, so

he became one. After she was adopted by the Macari family, Gemma and he was also

adopted by different families respectively. Even though they didn’t keep in touch as much

since then, he remembered everything that Kathleen had said. “Actually, a policeman is

only an occupation,” answered Benjamin. “I’m jealous of you and Gemma because you

guys can do what you like. Samuel doesn’t let me go out and work. Otherwise, I would

have already become famous,” said Kathleen in frustration. Benjamin smiled. “You’re only

twenty-three years old. It’s not too late for you to debut now.” “You’re right.” Kathleen

grinned. However, she didn’t have a chance to debut anymore. She had to give birth to a

baby, so she didn’t have time for it. There was no hope for her to make a debut in the

future too. If the others found out that she had an illegitimate child, Samuel would

definitely know about it too. For her baby, she could not appear in the public. She certainly

would not do it. After eating, Kathleen went to pay the bill. She swiped her card but found

that the transaction was unsuccessful. What’s going on? Benjamin noticed the situation,

so he paid with his card instead. “I’m sorry about that.” Kathleen was helpless and

awkward. Benjamin stared at the black card in her hand and said, “Kathleen, spending

other people’s money means you’re being controlled by them.” Kathleen pursed her lips.

She agreed with Benjamin’s words. The black card was given to her by Samuel. Hence, he

could freeze the card whenever he wanted. This man has gone overboard. I wonder what’s

in his mind. “Let’s go. I’ll send you home,” said Benjamin. “Benjamin, you can carry on

with your work. I still have other stuff to deal with,” said Kathleen gently. “Are you really

going to be fine on your own?” Benjamin frowned. “I’ll be okay.” Kathleen nodded. “All

right, then.” Benjamin didn’t want to force her. Kathleen and he walked out of the

restaurant together. When they arrived on the side of the road, Benjamin gathered his

courage and said, “Kathleen, I still don’t have your contact number.” Kathleen blinked

several times out of surprise. “Actually, Gemma wants it.” Benjamin used his sister as an

excuse. “Okay.” Kathleen took out her phone. At that moment, a black motorcycle drove

toward them. The man who was on the motorcycle suddenly took out a baseball bat from

behind. “Be careful!” Benjamin knew that the man was targeting Kathleen. He pulled her

into his arms to protect her. Bang! The baseball bat landed on the back of Benjamin’s

head. “Benjamin!” Kathleen shouted in shock. However, Benjamin wrapped Kathleen

tightly in his arms. He was afraid that the man would try to hurt her again. The man didn’t

attack them anymore. Initially, he had intended to end Kathleen’s life with one hit. What

he never expected was that Benjamin would willingly sacrifice his life to protect her. He

would be caught if he continued attacking. Hence, the man drove off. Kathleen held

Benjamin in her arms as he was swaying and unable to stand upright. They then

staggered backward and slumped onto the ground. Kathleen immediately pulled out her

phone to call the ambulance and the police. Soon, the ambulance arrived, and the

paramedics carried Benjamin into the vehicle. The policemen and Kathleen went to a

hospital nearby. The hospital was Goodwill Hospital. The policemen were taking Kathleen’s

statement. She was dumbfounded the entire time. As she had never experienced

something like that in her entire life, she was completely stunned. The police officer

noticed that she was not emotionally stable. Hence, he said, “Ms. Johnson, should I notify

your family?” “I don’t have any family members. My parents are not here anymore.”

Kathleen then raised her head. Her eyes reddened as she continued, “Please make sure to

catch the culprit.” “Don’t worry, we will. It’s our colleague who’s injured. We will do our

best in finding out the culprit,” answered the police officer. “Thanks.” Tears streamed from

Kathleen’s eyes. If Benjamin was dead because of her, she didn’t know how she could give

Gemma an explanation. “Kathleen!” Gemma’s voice was heard. Kathleen raised her head

and saw Gemma running over in a nurse uniform. “You two know each other?” The police

officer was surprised. “The injured person is my brother, and this is my friend. I’m a nurse

in this hospital,” replied Gemma. The police officer understood the situation and said, “We

will be going back to investigate the incident now. I will notify you all if we have any

updates.” “Okay. Thanks for your hard work.” Gemma was calm. The police officer nodded

and left. Looking at the blood on Kathleen’s body, Gemma knew how serious Benjamin’s

condition was. In fact, she was shaking. Due to her occupation, she had faced many

deaths in the past few years. Hence, she forced herself to remain calm in any situation.

“Kathleen.” Gemma reached out her hand and touched Kathleen’s face. Kathleen was

trying to hold her tears in. However, at that moment, she couldn’t help but burst out in

tears. “Gemma, I’m sorry. Benjamin is hurt because he was trying to protect me. I should

be the one lying on the sickbed now.” If she caused Gemma to lose the only family

member she had left, she would never forgive herself. “Don’t be like this, Kathleen. Stop

blaming yourself. My brother will certainly not want to see you in this state. To him, the

most important thing is to protect you.” Kathleen was stunned. “Everything is going to be

all right. Benjamin will survive this. He’s reluctant to part with you and leave this world.”

Kathleen burst out in tears after hearing that. She didn’t want to drag anyone into the

mess. However, Benjamin was still hurt because of her. Gemma couldn’t help but let her

tears fall too. She lowered her body and touched Kathleen’s forehead with her own. “It’s

fine, Kathleen. We will all be okay. Everything will be over soon.” At that moment, the light

above the operating room door was turned off. A doctor came out from the room. Kathleen

and Gemma walked over. “Dr. Green, how’s my brother?” Gemma knew Shawn Green, the

doctor in charge. “The patient’s brain is severely injured. If he can survive for these three

days, he will be fine. If he can’t…” Shawn looked at Gemma with a meaningful look and

continued, “You know what will happen since you’re also a medical personnel.” “Thanks,

Dr. Green.” Gemma’s face turned pale. “You’re welcome. Don’t worry. We will do our best

to treat your brother,” comforted Shawn. Gemma choked up, “Okay.” The eyes of Kathleen

were reddened. She turned around and left. “Kathleen, where are you going?” asked

Gemma in surprise. “I’ll come back soon.” Kathleen gritted her teeth. She took the

elevator upstairs. Everyone in the elevator was looking at her with odd gazes as they saw

that she was covered in blood. “Miss, are you hurt?” asked a lady with concern. Kathleen

shook her head numbly as she answered, “I’m fine.” Right then, the elevator arrived at a

floor. Kathleen stepped out of the elevator. She walked toward a ward, then pushed open

the door forcefully.