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.

quieting down at the sound of her voice. But

to it, responding every

driver’s seat, stayed silent, his expression hidden by a mask. Leanne thought he was focused on driving until a soft chuckle came

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She looked over.

her gaze, he glanced at her with the corner of his

“Why stop chatting?”

Leanne

helpfully suggested, “Why not

was at a loss for words. She turned her face to

busy with work and occasionally on call, bought an automatic feeder, a

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

Golden Grove Manors,

unsolicited helpfulness led, predictably,

the cat and came out of the room, she found him at the sink, washing his hands,

Curtis

went to fetch the ointment.

eyeing the familiar tube of allergy cream, a subtle

making sure it was the correct one.

to sound serious,

for the

ears, inexplicably, turned a

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flustered, she threw the tube at

flung the cream onto a nearby

to turn away, but Curtis pulled her

“Why the blushing?”

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previous and embarrassing moment in

defensive, she countered, “I’m not!”

Don’t

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