Chapter 317

Having left Larissa’s lap. The men became increasingly uncertain. This environment was completely unfamiliar to it, and its deep blue yes were filled with fear. It memed a few times, looking around for that familiar figure before it curled back into its spot in the corner of he solà due to not being able to find Larissa It looked rather pitiful with the way it tembled in a trance, Kevan seemed to see Larissa as she was that night in the emergency hall wating. So he involuntarily went over and picked up the kiten, placing it in his own lan. Its tiny body gave off heat so it seemed to resemble an eco–friendly hand warmer on this cold winter day.

Kevan mimicked Larissa’s movements, stroking state head before slowly moving to the soft fur on its back–doing it again and again He had to admit, stroking a cat like this was quite effective in promoting concentration and calming the mind. At least in these low minutes, he felt good–especialy when the little thing started being affectionate around him He kent imagining the cather Maybe–just maybe–he could allow this cat to stay.

Larissa showered as quickly as possible before rushing out of the bedroom. The imagined chaos in her mind did not happen, on the contrary, both man and kitten were coexisting harmoniously in the living room. They each sat or lay on the ends of the sofa, with a large space left between them. Neither disturbed the other.

Kevan was holding the TV control hipping randomly between channels, while the kitten had aheady falen asleep.

“She didn’t make you angry, did she? Larissa asked carefully “No.” Kevan replied, and she breathed out a sigh of relet Gently picking up the kitten, Larissa placed it back into the cage that Violet brought in. Bopping its mose again, she said quietly. “Good night”

it “Tim going to bed.” She was rather self–aware, and Kevan just grunted in acknowledgment Just as Larissa was pushing her bedroom door open, she heard him say, ‘If you really want to keep it’s line.”

“What?” Larissa thought she was hallucinating Kevan turned off the TV and repeated what he said patiently. “So you won’t complain about being bored every day.” He said it as The had run out of ways to deal with her. “But-

His shit made Larissa hold her breath, “I don’t want to see a single hair of its fur, nor its waste.”

Larissaquickly I willke “Of course!” Larissa quickly promised. “I will take care of the sanitation every day!”

“It’s best if you do.” Kevan said.

When Violet came the next day she was surprised to see the kitten was mapping on the sola unharmed. Based on her heartless son’s anitude, she thought he would have gutted and skinned it as belore throwing it out the window She asked Larissa, “Kewan didn’t do anything to the cat, did?

“No.“Larissarecalled Kewan’s threat lastnight and added. He only requested that lickan up L e “C” sour. Having naked her son to adulthood, he stil belonged to someone else. But luckily, her daughter–in–law was on her side.

“Since we baked a cake yesterday, we won’t do the same today Violet said. “We must prevent ourselves from making too much. We can’t Just leave it here and let it go to w