Game Over No Second Chances

Chapter 321

From the entryway came a chorus of mewling sounds.

It was a rare day when Serena was working from home. Dressed in her cherry- print pajamas, she walked over to the front door, where Snuggle was pawing at it and meowing nonstop.

Its long tail curled around her calf, as if it was torn between the allure of flowers outside and the human who popped open its food cans every day. It clearly couldn't decide which it loved more.

Serena couldn't help but laugh. Snuggle had always been a wanderer at heart. Since she and Hugh were the only ones living on the top floor, she figured it'd be safe to let the little explorer out for a bit.

"Take a walk up here for now. I'll bring you downstairs after I finish reviewing the new project..."

But before she could finish her sentence, Snuggle darted through the cracked door and immediately flung itself at Hugh's leg, meowing dramatically.

Serena looked up, startled-only to lock eyes with Hugh, who looked just as surprised.

"You're not at work?"

"I came back to grab something," he replied, lifting the briefcase in his hand.

looked down at Snuggle, now sprawled shamelessly on his polished shoe like it owned him. With a

rubbed against Hugh's hand like he had found a

just letting it get some air. I didn't

hand and dropped it neatly into Serena's arms. "I heard Voyage Group

scratching its chin

foreign company, Voyage Group's local branch, had suddenly declared a pivot to the

had her

but something felt off. They'd scheduled four

days, clearly in a rush to seal

was a stalling tactic, if anything. She hadn't expected Hugh to

patting Snuggle with

company seems legit, but it's common for subsidiaries to slap on a

Was that... a warning?

to hearing someone like Hugh-so proper and by-the-book-

she lifted a faint smile. "I see.

With that, Hugh turned