Chapter 302

Curtis grabbed his car keys, hoisted the cat into the passenger seat, and said, “Let’s go. I’ll drive

you two.”

Leanne, remembering his previous disdain for the cat, couldn’t help but tease, “Are you not worried about it plotting your murder anymore?”

“How many grievances have you scribbled down against me in your world?” Curtis. chuckled, unabashed, “You’ll be disappointed, though. Before you arrived, we had quite the heart-to-heart and decided to bury the hatchet.”

He was shameless to the extreme.

Leanne replied skeptically, “Sure, except you’re allergic.”

Sneezing and coughing were the least of his worries. A severe reaction could even trigger allergic rhinitis or asthma, and he had broken out in hives before.

She reached out to take the cat, but Curtis, leaning against the car door, blocked her.

“What’s the matter, trying to break us up?” he accused with a stern look. “We’ve bonded, you cold-hearted woman.”

Leanne glanced at him expressionlessly and withdrew her hand, “Then you keep it.

Curtis didn’t flinch, “A kitten needs its mom.”

What a nonsense!

Leanne retorted, “You’re crazy.”

“I’m not even afraid of allergies. What are you scared of?” Curtis closed the door, then opened the passenger side for her, pulling her in.

“Don’t you think you should buy it some stuff? A cab driver won’t accompany you to a pet store.”

“Whatever you want,” Leanne gave up struggling and got into the car, “Just don’t come crying to me if you have an allergic reaction.”

The cat, frightened by the car ride, meowed incessantly from its carrier.

Leanne spoke to it softly and patiently.

trusted her, quieting down at the sound of her voice. But as soon as she paused,

talking to it, responding

Leanne thought he was

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She looked over.

light, Curtis slowly pressed the brake. Sensing her gaze, he glanced at her

“Why stop chatting?”

remark, Leanne felt

topics?” Curtis helpfully suggested, “Why not tell it about

words. She turned her face to the window, refusing to engage

work and occasionally on call, bought an automatic feeder, a smart litter

leisurely, insisted on accompanying her through the aisles, a veritable minefield of allergens for him even with a mask. Soon enough, his

Upon arriving at Golden Grove Manors, Mr. Curtis played the

led, predictably, to another allergic

out of the room, she found him at the

Curtis asked, “Got any cream?”

efforts, Leanne went to fetch the

the familiar tube of allergy cream,

label, making sure it

sound serious, “Just remembered something.”

reached for

ears, inexplicably, turned

1

Suddenly flustered, she threw

darkened as he flung the cream onto a nearby table, advancing closer

but Curtis

“Why the blushing?”

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and embarrassing moment in Northwood when she had applied cream to

countered, “I’m not!”

as a tomato. Don’t lie

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