Soon, they arrived at the apartment Corinne shared with Xante and Aaron.

As soon as she entered the unit, Corinne curled herself up on the sofa. Having not seen her for half a year, her pet cat was so excited that it could not stop rubbing itself against her.

Aaron went to the open-plan kitchen to get her a warm cup of milk. “Here you go, Boss,” he said as he placed it on top of the table.

“Thanks,” said Corinne, but she did not touch it. Instead, she remained seated with Mimi curled up in her lap, lost in thought.

This was the first time Annie had been at the apartment. She started looking around, and when she saw Corinne stroking a cat, she said worriedly, “Corinne, I don’t think it’s safe to be around an animal when you’re pregnant.”

Corinne glanced at Annie. “Who are you to tell me what to do?”

Annie was speechless. Corinne had never spoken to her like that before. ‘She must be angry at me because I’m related to Uncle Jeremy,’ she thought.

the table before smiling and saying to Annie, “Don’t worry. The cat goes

Okay…” said Annie with a

came to persuade Corinne to go back home, but she found herself not daring to

soothing music on the television before covering Corinne with a blanket. After that, he gestured to

not expect him to bring her into his bedroom! She thought

saw the bed in the room, realization immediately

little lost, not knowing whether to stand or

bottle of Coke.

stood awkwardly after she accepted

only places to sit in the room were the bed and a bean bag chair. Annie thought it would not be appropriate to

the shelf. “What? Are you afraid that I’ll eat you up?” he asked

have nowhere to sit. Mister Aaron, don’t you think it’s inappropriate for

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