Chapter 33: Cooking for Him
“I’m just doing my job...” the doctor said before her eyes glanced at the man before me.
It looked like she was about to say something but then decided not to. I cocked my head slightly to the side questioningly, but she never said anything more.
“You don’t have to worry about it. Just leave the cat here with me; I’ll take care of it until it can walk around like normal again,” the doctor promised reassuringly.
“Thank you so much. I was worrying about how I could take care of it. Pets aren’t allowed in the maids’ quarters, so...” I said apologetically before trailing off.
“I completely understand. Don’t worry,” she said sweetly.
After leaving the cat with the kind doctor, we headed back outside. I immediately felt guilty about skipping out on my work to save a cat, and my mind began wondering how many leaves had fallen all around the tree by now. Why did the tree have to shed so many leaves?
I should return to work now after handling so many distractions since the man turned up unannounced. The man stood casually next to me as if it was natural for him to be there. Now that he was standing next to me, I was overwhelmed by how tall he was and our height difference. Now that I think of it, I still have not learned what he did or who he is.
I gasped when I realized I hadn’t even introduced myself to him. He probably thought I was being rude, but he never bothered to tell me his name, either.
“Umm...excuse me...” I began saying before a loud sound interrupted me midsentence.
Why did my stomach have to growl this loudly now of all time?
The man’s reaction told me that he had heard the sound of my complaining stomach loud and clear. My face burned from embarrassment, and I wanted to crawl into a hole and hide somewhere.