Chapter 359: Soon, both of them fell silent again, trying to preserve the peaceful atmosphere.

But then, a sudden sound disrupted the calm.

Meow! A chubby ginger cat squeezed through the small gap in the open sliding glass door that led to the backyard.

It seemed to have caught the scent of something delicious.

The cat padded over to Allison, rubbing against her leg before letting out another soft, complaining meowseemingly chastising her for eating alone.

Is this your cat? Kellan asked, raising an eyebrow.

Allisons face stiffened slightly at his question.

A flicker of somethingan unpleasant memory, perhapspassed through her eyes.

No.

Its probably a stray.

Her tone was calm and composed, but Kellan caught the subtle tension lacing her words.

He narrowed his eyes slightly, sensing that there was more to it than she was letting on.

Does it come around often for food? Kellan glanced at the plump ginger cat, amusement flickering in his eyes.

He couldnt quite understand how it had gotten so fat.

around here are pretty

are crafty, you know, wandering

a little something delicious, and over time, it ballooned like this, Allison explained with

why it keeps showing up at my

for it, I dont

busy life left little room for her to

down for a proper

Allison as she

wore a loose T-shirt, her head bent forward, revealing the delicate curve of her

glowed soft and graceful

His gaze slipped lower.

everything, as she

figure was

his gaze, his

Ms.

bit uneasy when

you scratched by one when you were younger? He remembered seeing a half-empty bag of

food for a stray cat but barely have time to

she wasnt afraid of cats, so there

the cat, and

probably would have

No, it wasnt that.

once, back

It died.

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