Chapter 190

Serena returned to the top floor alone.

The door to Hugh's apartment was slightly ajar, a faint light spilling out from inside.

It was only the afternoon. Would a workaholic like Hugh even be home at this hour?

As she wondered, she glanced inside and noticed that the entryway was a mess.

It looked like it had been ransacked. The thief was bold to break in in broad

daylight.

Serena quickly dialed Hugh's number, but a ringtone sounded from inside the apartment.

Was he actually home?

Just as she looked up again, Hugh stepped out, holding her calico cat in his arms.

The cat was soaking wet. But it obediently let Hugh carry it. When it saw Serena, it let out a soft meow.

Serena was startled and hurried forward to take the cat, but Hugh dodged her.

frame. He casually pushed his

If it starts struggling, your entryway

pitifully, its wide eyes filled with

softened. "Maybe I should

if to set

shook like a dog, splashing water all

muttered in a low voice, "Little menace."

usually seemed so well-behaved. Apparently, it could cause quite the chaos. Hugh's apartment

and pulled up the security footage from

showed that her door lock had been loose. The cat had pawed it

got covered in mud from a potted plant in the corner, only to be caught by Hugh as he returned home. He had brought it back to clean it

Guilt washed over Serena.

the plaster fixing it accidentally hit the lock. I forgot to replace it. I'm

shook his head and carried

need. I've already called someone. Just dry it off

this."

He simply held it up like a shopping bag while drying it with a

the calico behaved as long as it wasn't touching

it off quickly. Once set down, the cat became a fluffy ball of energy, running

gave it a

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