Chapter 344 How could they possibly call it even? Wendy stared at Serena's retreating back, just like when they were kids.
Serena had stood there, neat and proper, speaking confidently to the village chief about sponsoring her. Meanwhile, Wendy was dressed in filthy clothes, small and helpless.
They were about the sage, but their lives couldn't have been more different.
The village kids used to bump into Wendy's arm and smear mud on her face with a scowl.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt"Do you really think that getting sponsored makes you a princess like her? My mom says you'll always be a peasant!" "Do you think you're lucky? My grandma says the rich folks just needed a pity case to feel good about themselves." "Look at her. She's so pretty, just like a fairy. You're just a filthy kid crawling out of the mud. Do you really think someone is gonna be kind enough to give you a good life?" The kids' mocking voices from the past echoed through time, crawling back into her ears like they never left. Wendy bit down on her lip until all color drained from it, whispering under her breath, "No one is born a princess or a peasant. Serena, I'm not here to make you look good. You ruinedfirst. How could I just watch you live happily ever after..." She rambled incoherently, her gaze settling on a few stray cat hairs scattered across the floor.
Suddenly, Wendy sneered. She wouldn't dare go after Hugh or the Jansen Group. But wasn't Serena's weakness that precious kitten? Meanwhile, Serena still had to juggle her job. Snuggle also needed regular check-ups at the pet hospital. With her packed schedule, she'd hired a temporary staff to help out.
The warm sunshine gave way to drizzling rain.
The persistent gloom had been blanketing the city. As Serena stepped out of the conference room, Alicia rushed over the moment she saw her.
"Serena! The pet hospital just called. Snuggle ran off. It's raining, and they can't find him!" Serena froze in shock for a moment before quickly dialing the tempora staff's number. The dial tone dragged on endlessly, and nobody answered the phone.
She called again over a dozen times, but the staff still didn't answer her calls.
Something felt wrong. She rushed straight to the pet hospital.
Two interns from the pet hospital crushing back in, drenched from the rain.
"It's pouring out there. We've looked everywhere but couldn't find him!" Serena frowned. "What about the security footage? How could he just run out on his own?" The vet had already pulled up the footage.
"We handed Snuggle off to the client like usual. But they cback inside. We got distracted, and it slipped away." In the video, the temporary staff took Snuggle from the vet.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmBut when no one was watching, she quietly put Snuggle back in the kennel, left the door open, and walked off without a word.
A moment later, Snuggle hopped
out. He glanced toward the entrance, flicked his little head like he'd spotted something ando casually trotted out the door. It seemed someone had called to him.
Thinking of the betrayal of the fand Snuggle's m temporary staff and escape, Serena's gaze sharpened.
The recent photos of her and Hugh at the pet hospital that had het online Vade it easy for a Snuggle's location.
Only a handful of people had both seen the cat recently and had a m at recently conflict with her. Serena didn't hesitate and called Wendy.
"You took Snuggle."