Chapter 4

Poppy first arched her back, then slowly bent down. Finally, she positioned her chest against Ella's mouth.

Light filtered through the curtains, and from the moonlight, I could see Poppy's smooth chest. Her breasts looked like those of a fully developed woman.

Ella opened her mouth in her sleep and instinctively began to suckle. The next second, Poppy let out a quiet cry of pain.

This sound immediately made Neil tense up. He whispered, "Honey, what's wrong? Does it hurt?"

Poppy painfully shook her head and whimpered again. Ella could not get any milk and bit down harder. When she finally realized there was no milk, she started crying.

I opened my eyes just in time to see Neil frantically picking up Poppy.

"What happened?" I asked.

He looked panicked and scared. "Nothing. I just missed you. I wanted to sleep with you tonight."

As he spoke, he kept looking down to check Poppy's reaction.

"Since the baby's awake, you should comfort her first. I'll go back to my room."

Without acknowledging me at all, he left while carrying Poppy. I lovingly held Ella and breastfed her while opening the surveillance feed to Leah's room.

"No milk? That's impossible! Claire has drunk the medicine. Poppy should definitely have milk!"

Neil sounded urgent. "There really isn't any milk! Poppy's chest is all red from being bitten, but there's still no milk!"

Leah looked completely bewildered. "How could this happen? What about Claire? Does she have milk?"

This question made Neil hesitate. "I think... Maybe? I didn't pay attention!"

"Don't panic. Maybe I didn't make enough of the soup today. I'll make her drink more tomorrow. I refuse to believe it won't work."

Watching the two people and one cat in the surveillance feed made me feel sick to my stomach. Without thinking, I opened my live stream and was shocked to find it was packed with viewers.

Neil would probably never imagine that the scene of Poppy trying to nurse had just been broadcast live. Many people were asking if I would sell Poppy, and several sent private messages offering high prices for her.

I went through the messages before finally selecting a man from the same city as me.

[If you're serious about buying, I'm serious about selling. Just a hundred dollars, and she's yours.]

At first, he was suspicious. [She's a mystical cat, and you're selling her for this cheap?]

[Yes, I don't want her anymore.]

I sent him my exact address. [This cat is hard to catch. You'll need to bring several people tomorrow—preferably all men. Let's set the time for 7:30 am. Don't be late.]

After sending that, I logged out of the app. Ella had drunk her fill and fallen into a deep sleep. However, I could not sleep at all. Lying in bed, I was filled with anticipation for what would happen tomorrow.

Sure enough, at 7:20 am, Leah pushed open my bedroom door. She brought me a bowl of dark-colored soup and demanded I drink it.

When I refused, her expression immediately changed. "You have to drink this soup!"

As soon as she finished speaking, there was a knock at the door. I pushed past Leah while holding Ella and opened the door.

Outside stood seven burly men. The leader looked eager to please as he asked, "Are you the one from last night?"

I nodded and invited them in. Sensing something was wrong, Leah quickly woke up Neil.

"Who are you people? What are you here for?"

As he questioned them, Poppy followed him out. I said casually, "They're here to buy Poppy."

I looked back at the leader of the group. "That's the cat you saw last night. Go catch her. If you can catch her with your bare hands, I won't charge you a penny."

The men did not need any more encouragement and immediately got to work. Poppy reacted quickly, jumping and running around until the whole house was in chaos.

Coupled with Neil and Leah trying to interfere, catching her became even more difficult. However, with so many of them, they eventually succeeded. The leader grabbed Poppy by the tail and lifted her up, dangling her upside down.

Poppy tried to fight back, constantly swiping with her claws. The man smacked her on the head, and she cried out pitifully before fainting on the spot.

Seeing this, Neil went crazy and desperately tried to snatch her back. However, the man casually tossed Poppy to a friend behind him and grinned as he nodded at me. "Lady, I caught her. So, I don't have to pay, right?"

I was about to speak when Neil suddenly grabbed my collar and yanked me toward him. He gritted his teeth. "It's you? Why would you do this? You give me back that cat right now!"