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.

her voice. But as soon as she paused, it started meowing anxiously

had to keep talking to it, responding every time it meowed.

in the 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.

pressed the brake. Sensing her gaze, he glanced at her with

“Why stop chatting?”

his remark, Leanne felt

suggested, “Why not tell it about our

turned her face to the window,

on call, bought an automatic feeder, a

the aisles, a veritable minefield of allergens for him even with a mask. Soon enough, his nose began

at Golden Grove Manors, Mr. Curtis played the porter, lugging everything

predictably, to

settled the cat and came out of the room, she found him

her, Curtis asked, “Got

went to fetch

familiar tube of allergy

she checked the label, making sure it

Curtis tried to sound serious, “Just remembered something.”

reached for the cream.

turned

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pursed tightly. Suddenly flustered, she threw the tube at

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

tried to turn away, but Curtis pulled her back by

“Why the blushing?”

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Leanne of a previous and embarrassing moment in Northwood when she had applied cream to

defensive, she countered, “I’m

tomato. Don’t lie

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