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After saying this, they both hurriedly put on their coats.
Before leaving, William said through gritted teeth: “If anything happens to that cat, I’ll never forgive you!”
Watching their hurried departure, I finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Not daring to waste a moment, I immediately contacted renovation workers online.
I said: “I need five hidden cameras, preferably the kind that can record audio. When’s the earliest you can install them? Can you make it even faster? I can pay extra!”
Only after receiving a positive response did I completely relax.
The next second, Ruth’s crying came from the bedroom.
I immediately rushed in and picked her up, gently soothing her.
I tentatively tried to feed her, and watching her drink obediently, I couldn’t help but shed tears.
After Ruth calmed down, Jenny’s call came through.
She asked: “Leila, did you drink that herbal tonic? There’s still some in the pot, you must remember to drink it.”
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I tried to make my voice sound normal: “I know, Jenny. I’ll drink it. By the way, is the cat okay?”
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I deliberately sniffled, pretending I had just been crying: “I’m sorry, I just gave birth and I’m under a lot of stress. I acted impulsively earlier. Is the cat alright?”
There was silence on the other end, followed by a heavy sigh: “It’s fine, just a little startled.”
Then she suddenly raised her voice: “You can’t do this again! Do you hear me?”
I said: “Okay, when are you coming back?”
She said: “Probably tonight. Remember to drink the tonic.”
With that, Jenny hung up.
Meanwhile, the workers installing the cameras arrived.
After everything was arranged, it was nearly six in the evening.
Before leaving, I specifically asked the workers to help dispose of that pot of herbal tonic.
At eleven at night, they returned.
Seeing me waiting at the door, William held the cat with a
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guarded expression.
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I immediately stepped forward to apologize, repeatedly saying I
was wrong.
William said: “So you know you were wrong? This is a life we’re talking about, what do you think this is? Thank God the cat is okay! If something had happened, I definitely wouldn’t have let you off!”
In that moment, I even saw a hint of murderous intent in his
eyes.
The cat lay contentedly in his arms, blinked, and stuck its tongue.
out at me.
Then it smugly placed its paw on his chest, as if declaring ownership.
Jenny walked straight to the kitchen, and seeing the empty pot, came out with a smile: “Leila, you finished all the tonic?”
I nodded.
She exchanged a glance with William, then said: “Good, we’re going to rest now. It’s getting late, you should sleep early too.”
William carried the cat into the bedroom.
As he closed the door, I saw him lose control and kiss the cat’s
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face.
At one in the morning, I was still wide awake.
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In another half hour it would be feeding time, and my anxiety was growing.
Ten minutes later, my bedroom door was gently pushed open a crack.
William came to my side and whispered: “Leila, are you asleep?”
I kept my eyes tightly shut, not daring to respond.
Thinking I was fast asleep, he tiptoed into the room.
In the darkness, I squinted and watched him carefully place the cat beside Ruth.
The cat first arched its back, then slowly bent down, finally pressing its chest against Ruth’s mouth.
Through the curtains filtering in dim light, I could see by the moonlight that the cat’s smooth chest looked remarkably like a fully developed woman’s breast.
Ruth opened her mouth in her sleep and instinctively began to suckle.
The next second, the cat let out an extremely soft cry of pain.
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This sound immediately made William tense up.
He asked in a low voice, “What’s wrong? Are you hurt?”
The cat shook its head in pain and whimpered again.
Unable to get any milk, Ruth bit down harder.
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Only after fully realizing there was no milk did she start crying.
I took the opportunity to open my eyes and saw William frantically picking up the cat.
I asked, “What’s going on?”
He said nervously, “Nothing, I just missed you and wanted to sleep with you tonight.”
As he spoke, he kept looking down to check the cat’s reaction.
“Since the baby’s awake, you should comfort her first,” he said softly. “I’ll go out for now.”
With that, he hurried out with the cat, completely ignoring me.
I held the baby tenderly and fed her while opening the surveillance feed of Jenny’s room.
“No milk? That’s impossible!” Jenny’s voice was urgent. “Leila
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drank the medicine, Bella must have milk!”
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“There really isn’t any!” William said. “Ruth bit Bella’s chest until it was red, but still couldn’t get any milk!”
Jenny looked shocked. “How could this happen? What about Leila? Does she have milk?”
This question made William hesitate. “I think so, but I wasn’t paying attention.”
“Alright, don’t panic,” Jenny said calmly. “Maybe I didn’t make enough weaning soup today. I’ll have her drink more tomorrow. I refuse to believe it won’t work.
Watching those two people and one cat on the monitor made me feel somewhat nauseous.
I opened the livestream and found it was already packed with
viewers.
William never imagined that the scene of the cat nursing had just been broadcast live.
Many people messaged me privately, asking if the cat was for sale, with some even offering high prices,
I filtered through them and finally chose a man named Ryder Parker who lived in the same city as me.
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I messaged him: [If you’re serious about buying, I’m serious about selling. Give me a hundred dollars and you can take the cat.]
Ryder was initially skeptical: [Such an intelligent cat, and you’re selling it to me this cheap?]
[Yes, I don’t want to keep it anymore,] I replied briefly.
Then I sent him my exact address: [This cat isn’t easy to catch. You’d better bring several people tomorrow, preferably men. Let’s meet at 7:30 tomorrow morning.]
After sending that, I logged out of the app.
Ruth had finished eating and was sleeping peacefully.
But I couldn’t sleep at all, lying in bed, my heart full of anticipation for what would happen tomorrow.
Sure enough, at 7:20 in the morning, Jenny pushed open my bedroom door, bringing fresh weaning soup for me to drink.
After I refused, her expression immediately changed: “You have to drink it!”
Just as she finished speaking, there was a knock at the door.
I held Ruth and pushed past Jenny to open the door.
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Outside stood seven or eight burly men, with Ryder at the front asking ingratiatingly, “Last night, were you…?”
I nodded and welcomed them in.
Jenny sensed something was wrong and quickly woke William.
“Who are you? What are you here for?” he asked as he came out.
The cat followed him out.
I spoke calmly: “They’re here to buy the cat.”
Then I looked back at Ryder: “That’s the cat you saw last night. Go catch it. If you can catch it with your bare hands, I’ll give it to you for free.”
The men immediately sprang into action.
The cat reacted extremely quickly, jumping up and down, turning the entire house into chaos.
Combined with William and Jenny’s interference, catching the
cat became even more difficult.
But ultimately, numbers prevailed. Ryder finally grabbed the cat’s tail and lifted it up by it.
The cat struggled desperately, extending its claws to scratch, but Ryder slapped it on the head, causing it to cry out and pass out
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on the spot.
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Seeing this, William panicked and desperately rushed forward to try to snatch it back.
But Ryder casually tossed the cat to his companion behind him and smiled as he nodded at me: “I caught it. Does that mean I don’t have to pay you?”
I was about to speak when William suddenly grabbed my collar and yanked me toward him.
He roared through gritted teeth: “It was you? Why would you do this? Give me back the cat right now!”
