Chapter 3

Quentin stayed behind.

He was considerate, obedient, and excellent at taking care of others.

His steadily rising obedience score also made me feel utterly at ease.

On top of that, Quentin always managed to accurately guess what the system and I were thinking, as if he could read minds.

Compared with Gavin, he was practically the perfect love interest.

[Host, at Quentin’s current rate of increase, you’ll complete the quest successfully in less than three months.]

Three months…

The system’s words left me dazed for a moment.

I never expected that I would actually see the day I would completed a quest.

I thought I would spend the rest of my life struggling with Gavin, guarding that zero until the end of my days.

With that thought in mind, I immediately deactivated Gavin’s cards and revoked his access to my home.

I withdrew every privilege I had gave him.

I also cut off all support for his clan.

During the three days Gavin and the girl disappeared while chasing freedom, the Cat Clan descended into chaos.

When Quentin heard that I cut off their supplies, he did not even tremble as he watered the flowers.

The corners of his lips even curved upward, making it clear that he was in an excellent mood.

"You’re not going to plead for your clan?"

Without my support, many beastmen in the Cat Clan would probably starve.

Quentin remained completely calm.

"It’s time they learned to support themselves.

"Besides, they’ve already received more than enough benefits from using Gavin to win your favor all these years."

When he finished speaking, he lowered the watering can and looked straight at me.

"They don’t deserve your compassion."

I chuckled softly.

At first, the members of the Cat Clan treated me with the utmost respect and worshipped me as their savior.

But after they saw Gavin lose his temper with me and bite me, while I still dutifully followed him around and cleaned up his messes, all their respect and fear vanished.

They returned to their arrogant ways.

Whenever they made unreasonable demands and I refused to agree, they would even deliberately order Gavin to leave home and lead him astray.

They used it to pressure me into giving in.

Gavin, unfortunately, was too foolish to see through them. He assumed their behavior meant that his clan valued him.

This time was no different. The members of the Cat Clan had no idea what was happening and assumed Gavin had made another mistake, so they called Quentin.

He held the phone in one hand and glanced at me.

The clan leader and Gavin were arguing on the other end.

The clan leader was genuinely panicking this time and urged Gavin to apologize to me.

"Gavin, do you realize how much trouble your latest fit of stubbornness has caused the Cat Clan?"

However, Gavin remained unconcerned. He kept the girl safely behind him and patiently comforted her while arguing impatiently with the clan leader.

"You know what Lacey is like. She’s only trying to scare me.

"I’m not going back. I’ll only return if she accepts Rose. Then I might reluctantly agree to keep living with her!"

He sounded completely justified.

[Host, does he mean that you’re supposed to support not only him but also his girlfriend?]

I nodded.

It seemed Gavin’s mind had truly rotted from being spoiled.

"I’m sorry. I didn’t know Gavin was there."

Quentin frowned and ended the call, his face full of guilt.

He only wanted me to see the Cat Clan’s true colors. He had not meant to upset me.

When I remained silent, he stared at me for several seconds before speaking in a hoarse voice.

"Miss Lane, I know I’m in no position to advise you. But I still want to say this. Gavin is no a good beastman."

I froze.

By the time I reacted, Quentin had already lowered his head like a child who had done something wrong.

Yet his back remained perfectly straight.

He knew he might be punished for speaking out, but he had still chosen to say it.

"I’ll accept whatever punishment you deem fit, Miss Lane."

[Host, seize this opportunity! Completing the quest is within reach! Once this chance is gone, it may never come again!]

The obedience score above Quentin’s head continued to flash wildly.

Seventy points.

Eighty points.

It finally settled firmly at ninety-five points.

My eyes lit up, and I could barely contain my excitement.

[System, officially bind Quentin as my love interest. As for Gavin, abandon him.]