Game Over No Second Chances

Chapter 247

"Was there scheduled maintenance today?"

"Just an inspection."

Hugh's response was brief. As he looked at the floor near Serena's feet, he said, "There's a cat here."

"Oh!"

Serena looked down just in time to see the little calico cat trotting over and making a beeline for Hugh's pant leg.

It latched on, its tiny claws gripping the fabric as it let out a series of pitiful meows.

Hugh stepped back, but the kitten followed, clinging to him like it couldn't bear to

let him go.

Serena felt a bit awkward as she quickly crouched down to scoop up the little troublemaker.

"It must have remembered your scent... Huh?"

The kitten kept meowing, refusing to let go, tugging at Hugh's trousers with surprising determination.

Serena gave a gentle pull, trying to detach it. If she pulled any harder, either the kitten would rip his pants or drag them down entirely.

Her face heated with embarrassment.

Hugh stared down in silence for a long moment before speaking. "Why don't you try calling its name?"

"I-It doesn't have one yet."

alone with no other cats or people around, Serena had never needed a name to call it. She usually just made

sitting there, frowning in frustration, and

name it now? It's

lit up. Patting the cat, she asked, "What about its

sound of its new name, the kitten let out a

beamed. "It likes it!

a meow as it kneaded Hugh's pant

"Snuggy, Snug, you're so adorable! Let

The kitten purred nonstop.

crouched beside them as he listened to Serena's playful

and steady, like whiskey sliding

her and tapped the kitten's

make sure you

glanced up,

at

who was playing with

At that moment, hereg

pounded wildly.

Mommy?

to her cat like

she could

had

embarrassed that her

looked up, frowning as he noticed

you running

her feet, ruffling Snuggy's fur