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

keep talking to it,

silent, his expression hidden by a mask. Leanne thought he was focused on driving until a soft chuckle came from

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She looked over.

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

“Why stop chatting?”

his remark, Leanne felt a bit silly.

“Why not tell it about our wildly complicated

her face to the window, refusing to

need. Leanne, busy with work and occasionally on call, bought an automatic feeder, a smart litter box, and

insisted on accompanying her through the aisles, a veritable minefield of allergens for him even with

Upon arriving at Golden Grove Manors,

predictably, to another

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

sight of her, Curtis asked,

his efforts, Leanne went to fetch

Curtis eyeing the familiar tube of allergy cream, a

label, making sure it

Curtis tried to sound serious,

reached for the cream.

ears, inexplicably, turned

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Suddenly flustered,

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

to turn away, but Curtis pulled her back by the waist.

“Why the blushing?”

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of a previous and embarrassing moment in Northwood

defensive, she countered, “I’m

as a tomato. Don’t lie to

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