Chapter 192
She took a step forward, blocking Yvonne and glaring back fiercely.
“Huh? Anna?” Wonne, who hadn’t been paying attention, looked at her in confusion.
It’s okay, Yvonne. He was glaring at you, so I glared back for you,” Anna reassured her.
Hearing this, the little girl turned in Anna’s direction.
Kevin quickly averted his gaze in a panic, looking as if he had just fled in defeat.
He ran to a spot where he could no longer be seen before finally stopping.
His father had been coming home every day lately, grumbling and cursing about how Tinley was meddling too much.
Originally, he had planned to use information about Taylor as leverage to curry favor with a few families.
But unexpectedly, Tinley stepped in and even threatened the others.
As a result, Carlson failed to gain any favors and ended up creating a rift between himself and the other families, completely backfiring on him.
He had been fuming over it for days.
Later, rumors spread within their circle that he had offended the Holmes family. The shift in attitude was obvious–people became noticeably more cautious around him.
A business deal that had originally been agreed upon kept getting delayed. Even now, the c
t remains unsigned.
The people in their social circle were naturally sharp and sensitive to these kinds of things. Sensing that something was off, they became even more cunning–putting on a friendly facade while secretly prying into what had happened.
For a full week, Carlson hadn’t had a single good day.
Every day, he would curse, and the name he cursed the most was Tinley’s.
He had always looked down on women. In his younger years, he was arrogant and outspoken, only to be publicly humiliated by Tinley.
Although she had likely long forgotten about it, he had held onto the grudge for over a decade.
Now, with old and new grievances piling up, he was in such a foul mood that even his wife and children didn’t dare to provoke him.
Children were highly perceptive at this age, especially when it came to sensing emotions.
At home, Kevin had been carefully watching his father’s expressions. Over the past few days, he had overheard many of his complaints, which naturally led him to assume that Yvonne’s family was responsible.
But there was nothing he could do about it–so at school, all he could do was glare at Yvonne, as if that was enough to vent his frustration.
Once Kevin was out of sight, Anna took Yvonne’s hand and led her to a bench where she could sit down.
She had originally intended to warn Yvonne to be cautious, but then she remembered how she had been glared at for so long without anything happening. So, in the end, she decided not to say anything.
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The incident was quickly forgotten as their attention was drawn to something r
Rachel, who had been looking for them for a long time, came running over, berduera flushed from ext
Excitedly, she called out, “Anna Yvonne! Do you want to go see the pesting o
Their kindergarten had a small zoo quite a distance from the classrooms. It was a long walk sudes they want for the security guard’s buggy to take them
Anna wasn’t particularly interested and replied. “There’s nothing worth seeing to matter what Vind of bias looks like a pig to me.”
Fat birds, fat fish, fat sheep all of them raised to become moving cylinder shapes by the user box stat internally.
Rachel nodded in agreement. “You’re so right, Anna?
Anna always had a sharp tongue.
But then Rachel’s excitement returned as she added, “But this time is different There’s a new one–dly deny
Hearing this, Yvonne glanced at Anna.
Yvonne decided not to go either because she had no interest in going,
“The zookeeper was prying its mouth open to feed it. A bunch of people were watching Rachel Med barely
Something about that piqued Anna’s curiosity, Tilting her head, she turned to Yvonne for her opin
After agreeing, the three girls hopped onto the security guard’s buggy and headed to the pro
The animals here were all harmless creatures.
Most of them already looked pretty dumb, to begin with, and after being fattened so they looked even dumber
Outside a clear glass enclosure, a group of children had gathered. Even before grating dose, the girls could hear bursts of laughter.
As they approached, the chatter became clearer.
“It’s so smart! It even knows how to spit it out, one child said.
“It reminds me of my little sister, another added. “She eats like that too.”
The three girls found a spot where they could see and stood outside the glass.
A zookeeper, known for her expertise in raising pigs, stood in protective gear beside a large metal bowl filled with chicken
meat.
She skillfully pried open the mouth of the new arrival and placed a drumstick inside.
Watching the fluid motion, Anna suddenly understood why the animals here all ended up fattened up.
But for some reason, the rebellious new member immediately spat it out.
It simply refused to eat.
The zookeeper hesitated for a few seconds as if she had just encountered the biggest setback of her career
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Suddenly, the animal in her arms vanished. The creature, which had been beside her just moments ago, bolted–moving with alarming speed–straight toward the children outside the glass.
Even though there was a barrier in place, the zookeeper still jumped in surprise.
Anna was startled as well. She quickly pulled Yvonne back.
The skinny creature frantically scratched at the glass, as if desperate to get out.
“What’s wrong with it? I feel like it recognizes you,” Anna stared at it for a few seconds before thoughtfully turning to Yvonne.
Yvonne crouched down, tilting her head as she studied the creature.
She wondered, ‘It looks so familiar… Where have I seen it before?‘
When she saw a string of crystal–clear drool dripping from its mouth, a lightbulb went off in her head. Her eyes lit up.
She exclaimed, “It’s you!”
Excitedly, she turned to Anna and explained, “It came to my house before! It even stole a bunch of our food!”
But last time, it had been plump and agile.
Now, it was visibly thinner,
The eyes of Pallas’s cat in the park lit up.
Inside the enclosure, the Pallas’s cat’s eyes shone brightly and seemed to say, ‘Finally! It for
em again!
Ever since tasting human food–the most delicious thing it had ever eaten–it had returned to the zoo, only to find raw meat utterly unappetizing. Everything tasted like wax in its mouth.
The other Pallas’s cats had slowly accepted their fate, surrendering to hunger.
But not Robin. It has not forgotten the two delicious meals it had.
From that moment on, it started to think.
Sometimes, it would sit alone on high ground, pondering the meaning of its existence.
It wondered, ‘Who am I?‘
It had also realized that the group could now communicate in simpler ways. But whenever it shared its thoughts, the others never understood,
It no longer felt like it belonged among the Pallas’s cat community.
Unless it was absolutely starving, it refused to eat.
The zookeepers suspected it was depressed and decided to move it to a new environment.
Somehow, that led it here.
The moment it arrived, someone tried to pry its mouth open to feed it. But each time they put food in, it spat it out.
Just as it was locked in this battle of wits with the humans, it spotted a beam of light in its life.
Robin screamed in its mind, “That little girl!
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‘It’s her!‘
Robin panicked, desperate to break through the glass, trying to communicate in its own way.
Take me out of here, human!‘ it seemed to scream.
But Yvonne clearly didn’t get the message.
She blinked, staring blankly for a few seconds before turning to Anna with a serious expression, stating, “Anna, it’s gone crazy.”
Robin stiffened. Its eyes widened in disbelief and understanding.
It wondered, ‘How could such a cute little girl say something so cold?‘
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