Let Me Go, Mr. Hill!

Chapter 13

Chapter 13
“Alright, I want to know more about the process. What’s the best way to keep her comfortable during pregnancy?” Shaun enquired.

For the next ten minutes, the vet explained the process in detail and gave him a cat pregnancy guide in the end. “A pregnant cat must watch its nutrition intake. Your cat is quite weak to begin with, thus miscarriage might happen easily. It’s best if you hire someone to look after it.”

“…”

Shaun was at a loss for words.

Was it still a pet that they were talking about here?

For some reason, he was suddenly reminded of Catherine’s exceptional cooking skills. It occurred to him that he might have been too rude to her just now.

Right, he should probably stop bringing up the topic of her leaving the house when he returned later.

Back at Jadeite Bay, he opened the door and turned the lights on.

Something did not feel right.

The door of the guest room was open and there was no one in sight. He could not find a single garment of women’s clothing in there.

Catherine had left.

His eyebrows twitched into a frown.

Fudge meowed lazily in his arms. She glanced around the room before lowering her head in disappointment.

The man was frustrated but thought that her departure might be for the best.

They should not get too involved in each other’s life anyway.

He could make it up to her with a larger compensation on the day of their divorce.

As for Fudge, well, he could always hire a sitter.

…

10 a.m.

woke up from the couch feeling

into the room last night, she discovered lots of hair on the bed. The bedsheets looked unwashed at first glance. She was a clean freak, thus she ended up falling asleep on

she was about to freshen

husband? How did you end up in

you know about

her voice. “That mean woman, Janet Campbell, even brought up your past. She told everyone that you’ve been chased out of the Jones household because your elder sister is back. All those hypocrites who were envious of your status as the young

“Oh,” she mumbled.

a daughter from another affluent household in Melbourne. The two

been the closest of friends. It was not unusual for her to ruin Catherine’s reputation when the latter

Freya asked, feeling annoyed. “What’s happening? You’ve never

all of my cards and I don’t have much on me. Last night, Shaun chased me

didn’t you come

was late and I didn’t want to wake

such a fool. Tell me

looking as if she was in

sorry for her friend after glancing around the small and dodgy room. There was even a stash of tart cards

on, leave this place right away

 

it’s not a good idea for the long term. I

head to

giving it some consideration, Freya agreed. “That’s not a bad idea. Ethan came to my place again last night looking for

felt her throat tightening up at the sound of

would back her up on everything. However, she felt utterly

last person I wish to see

her face. “By the way, you’re now a married woman, so why did Shaun

smile before

best friend. “That man is sick. You’re his other half by law. Are you less important to him than a

at all surprising,

“Um… Well, it was your decision to

remained silent. She regretted

Freya’s lips. “Right, let’s go get some food. I know a good place where the food reminds one of home. We can start looking for a house after taking care of our bellies. Oh, why don’t we invite Cindy Turner

on their way to

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