Game Over No Second Chances

Chapter 166

Serena's nose was buried against Hugh's chest. It had a scent of the cold night air.

But his warmth seeped through.

It had been a long time since she had thrown herself into someone's embrace. For a moment, she was dazed-until the arm around her waist tightened slightly.

"What's wrong?"

The concern in his voice pulled her back to reality. Serena snapped out her reverie-finding the cat was more important!

She had forgotten to close the door earlier, and the little cat wasn't on the rooftop. That meant it must have slipped into the elevator and gone downstairs.

Feeling a bit embarrassed, she quickly stepped back from his embrace and reached out to press the button for the first floor.

"I went down to take out the trash earlier and forgot to close the door. The cat might have run off."

"What does it look like?" Hugh asked.

"A little calico. Its right ear is all warm orange, about this big." Serena stretched out her arm, her fair wrist exposed, gesturing a rough size.

Hugh glanced at what she was wearing. It was cold at night. And she hadn't even thought to put on a coat.

As soon as the elevator doors opened on the first floor, before Serena could step out, Hugh had already propped his suitcase against the side and draped his jacket over her shoulders.

he was only wearing

at

just got back. I'm still

sharp gaze sweeping the surroundings

couldn't refuse, she might as well

in his oversized jacket, Serena bent

whether to ask the building management to check the surveillance footage, a

toward the

some branches in

tiny nose was speckled with bits of grass, its eyes teary and watery, its limbs

"This one?"

silk shirt was a mess, snagged and torn beyond repair. Thin red scratches marked his forearms where the

frozen in

her arms before

Larson looked

Zach had never

there had been a stray cat near the dormitory that she had fed for several days. She had even prepared to get it neutered

cat suddenly disappeared for days. She had asked Zach to help look for it, only to receive a casual reply, his voice barely focused, mixed with the background noise

stray that's been living outside for so long? It'll be fine. Just don't catch

the side

frozen, trembling form, gently comforting

thought it was just fate.