I Turned His Double Joy to Dust
When I send the family car to the body shop for maintenance, an employee discovers a cat pregnancy guidebook wedged in the slot between the front passenger seat and the door.
The cat's name is Rose. The signature shown on the furparent's slot belongs to my husband.
"Christian Johannson, furdad of Rose."
I'm stunned, to say the least. We don't keep cats at home.
Coincidentally, Christian calls me on the phone. I ask him, "There's a guidebook in the car. When did you keep a cat?"
He chuckles lightly in response.
"There was a pregnant stray lingering around the company. I found it pitiful, so I brought it to the vet. It had already given birth last month. Now, it and its babies are the apple of the whole company's eye."
With a smile, I praise Christian for being a kind-hearted soul. After ending the phone call, however, I begin reading the guidebook meticulously.
Rose is apparently a short-haired cat. She's now two years old.
As for the cats living in Christian's company, I've seen them in his colleague's social media posts before. All of them are tabby cats.
After closing the guidebook, I take down the vet clinic's name. Then, I drive over to that location.