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Chapter 7

Author: Reading Lamp
[Am I the only one who thinks the way Mr. Hendrick is holding her looks kind of swoon-worthy? That possessiveness, though.]

I struggled without restraint. My nails scraped several marks across his expensive shirt.

Ian let out a muffled grunt, but he didn't release me. Instead, he exerted more strength.

He lowered his head. I could feel his scorching breath brushing against my ear. My useless pink-and-white ears trembled violently.

"Stop moving." His voice was deep and firm, leaving no room f
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    I leaned against the airplane window and watched the stretch of blue sea and sky outside. I watched Ian's figure shrink into an increasingly smaller black dot.The pink-and-white ears atop my head finally popped out once I relaxed completely. They were twitching gently on their own.Ivan sat across from me without speaking. He simply held out a lollipop.I instinctively tried to refuse, but I soon realized it was a dried cod lollipop. It was shaped a little awkwardly, but it gave off an irresistibly savory aroma.I froze.He looked at the ears on my head and smiled like a winner. "Don't like catnip? Then how about this? It's custom-made. There's only one in the world."I looked at the dried cod lollipop in his hand, then at his almond-shaped eyes.[Ahhh! I declare Ivan as the winner! He's so smooth! He really does know what he's doing!][Respect! This is what love looks like! He knows what she likes and treats her as a one-of-a-kind person!][Hmph! My poor Mr. Hendrick. He cra

  • Humans Serve Cats   Chapter 25

    [Holy crap! It's a showdown! A top-tier showdown! This is my time of the year][Fight! Fight! Fight for the kitty!][Mr. Hendrick looks so pitiable. His eyes are full of tears. Rudith, just go back with him. He'll change, I swear!][Take your savior complex somewhere else! Why should she go back? Back to being a substitute, wearing a collar, and eating cake she hates? Rudith, run! I support you!]The barrage of comments felt like a tug-of-war inside my own chest.One was saying he looked so broken. The other reminded me about the cold collar around my neck.Ian ignored Ivan completely. His eyes locked onto me like a net trying to trap me where I stood."I'll increase the allowance tenfold," Ian said.I shook my head."I'll buy you an island, one that belongs only to you."I shook my head again."Rudith!" He finally lost all patience. He was nearly shouting my name. "What do you want?""I want to be a person."My voice wasn't loud, but it hit him like a sledgehammer.I loo

  • Humans Serve Cats   Chapter 24

    For the first time, cracks of panic appeared on his always composed face.It was panic more devastating than losing a billion-dollar contract.I thought my new life would begin peacefully on that island in the southern hemisphere, with sea breeze and palm trees.Unfortunately, I underestimated Ian.We had just landed at the island's private airstrip when a row of black helicopters appeared overhead, blotting out the sky.The rotor winds whipped up a violent gust. I almost lost my footing.Ivan stepped in front of me protectively and looked up at the leading helicopter. He clicked his tongue. "Going this big, huh?"The cabin door opened. Ian descended the rope ladder in a black trench coat.He wasn't wearing his glasses, and the wind had tousled his hair. Two buttons at his collar were undone. It was something that had never happened before.He looked disheveled, but the aura around him felt apocalyptic.His gaze cut through everyone and landed precisely on me.His eyes were

  • Humans Serve Cats   Chapter 23

    After doing all that, I deleted the entire browsing history and slipped back to the living room as silently as a cat that had stolen a fish.Ian was still on the phone. I could hear him speaking fluently in a foreign language. He sounded impatient while he reprimanded whoever was on the other end.I lay back down on the carpet, hugged the soft ball of yarn, and buried my face deep inside it.My heart pounded like a drum.An hour later, my phone vibrated.I received a text message from an unknown number.[3 p.m. Back door.]I clutched my phone so tightly my palms were slick with sweat.The opportunity had come.At half past two, Ian had an important video conference. I used the excuse of taking a nap and returned to my room.There was nothing to pack. Nothing in that house belonged to me.I took off the expensive silk nightgown and changed back into the faded T-shirt and jeans I had worn when I first arrived.Then I stood in front of the mirror, took a deep breath, and raise

  • Humans Serve Cats   Chapter 22

    Jingle.I looked at Ian. Suddenly, I chuckled.I wasn't crying, and I wasn't making a scene. All I did was chuckle softly.Ian seemed to freeze. He loosened his grip on my chin a little."My name is not Powder," I said, enunciating each word with the clearest, calmest voice I had ever used in my life.[Huh? Did she actually just fight back?][Holy crap! This just turned into an awakening arc! Run, girl!][She's dead. Mr. Hendrick hates disobedient pets. The last one who talked to him like that probably has grass three feet high on her grave.]Ian's expression darkened visibly. A storm brewed in his deep, unfathomable eyes."What did you say?""I said, my name is Rudith Summers," I said. In fact, I even lifted my chin at him despite how badly my legs were shaking. "R-U-D-I-T-H S-U-M-M-E-R-S. Did you get that, Mr. Ian Hendrick?"It was the first time I had addressed him by his full name.It wasn't 'Sir' or 'Master.'It was 'Mr. Hendrick,' an equal and distant form of address

  • Humans Serve Cats   Chapter 21

    "Ivan," Ian suddenly said. His voice was deep. "Stay away from him from now on."My body went rigid. I didn't dare make a sound."You're not allowed to accept anything from him. Don't believe a single word he says."His fingers slid along my spine, moving upward, until they stopped at the back of my neck. He gently pinched the soft flesh there.It was as if he were holding a cat's fate between his fingers."Do you understand?"I closed my eyes. My throat burned. I spoke through clenched jaws. "I understand."He said nothing more and instead only tightened his grip.A muffled whimper escaped me. The bell at my throat jingled in a frantic series of chimes.The sound felt like a death knell.That night, I couldn't sleep.Lying in bed, every tiny movement made the bell ring.Ian was sleeping in the next room. The walls were well insulated, yet I couldn't shake the feeling that he could hear it.This was his way of keeping me under surveillance and controlling me.By the secon

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