36 He got it all wrong!

36 He got it all wrong!

"Dad, that is a weird-looking cat."

And that shifted everyone's attention to the big cage on top of the table.

Atlas barely had a glimpse of its face, but based on its size and body type, he assumed it was a cat.

Allison and Haines secretly bit their tongues as they snuck a look at Charles. Charles had this blank look on

his face.

"That... that's not a cat," Haines breathed out, making Atlas furrow his brows.

If it wasn't a cat, then was it a baby hippo with hair?

"Mom, are we keeping pets now?" Slater frowned as he glanced at the cage. He let go of his mother's waist and approached the table, lowering his head to look at the cat. His face instantly crumpled in dismay.

"Is this a hybrid pet?" he blurted out, looking back at Charles curiously. "Dad, is this one of those exotic

types?"

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Curious, Atlas also lowered his head to examine the

little animal inside.

Their family never kept pets for some reason. Not that Atlas hated them, he just couldn't take care of it. But he also knew Hugo wanted to have a pet on his own, but didn't ask because of their younger siblings. Only when Penny came and rescued a cat did a pet step into the mansion. It wasn't a problem so far because Atlas could see Penny taking care of her pets and not relying on the servants all the time.

"It does look exotic..." Atlas rubbed his chin, unable to tell if this was a cat or another breed of rabbit. "Why does it look so hideous, though?"

Haines and Allison's gaze automatically went down, not willing to check on Charles anymore. They could already imagine how devastated Charles was at this second.

"Dad, are you okay?" Nina asked innocently, seeing that their father turned pale.

Charles listlessly looked at his boys and then at Haines and Allison. Those two lied to him. He knew it! He messed it up!

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got

care of

pets, and another one means she would

she

and said, "It's actually

and quickly jumped away from the cage. He looked at it skeptically before pointing a finger at it. "This is

MOUSE!"

its survival

the cat. Dad, you thought of the mouse's survival, but not the cat," Atlas casually commented, as if he couldn't care less about his fathe 's broken heart.

room."

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He got it all

as those words rolled out of Atlas's mouth, Penny's cheerful voice came

"We're back-!"

his spot, dragging Slater and Atlas beside him. He hooked an arm over Atlas's shoulder and Slater,

voice it out. His father needed

her eyes to the

were having a good time, she

your day?!" Charles laughed

beside Slater. They should

himself.

"We had a good

with a smile, but he

his brows. "Ah, yes! Everything's

didn't reveal it. He thought he could

family, who were trying hard to hide that cage in plain sight. She pursed her lips and gazed at Penny,

Slater and Atlas, was

about the ugly mouse, she might show her real colors. A smile turned

mouth."

did you ask Dad for a mouse? Nina's voice was laced with innocence, but her question made

her in disbelief. Charles. especially, signaled

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got

Penny nodded, blinking

heard about this from Butler Jen, tilted head. "Dad, you said you were going to get her one today, so we didn't

together, eyes twinkling as she gazed up at Charles, Atlas, and Haines. She didn't spare Slater a look, making

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