Femme Fatale: The King's Deadly Temptress

Chapter 270: "Our" Furbaby

Katherine seriously considered Damien's offer to send Bear over to her place. But as she thought about it, she was reminded of how inconvenient it would be for her to have Bear now especially that she would be busy soon. 

She couldn't possibly take care of the furbaby even if she wanted to. She had to go out every day and would only be home at random times. Taking care of a dog was a huge responsibility that she couldn't do by herself. And she was certainly not going to let someone else in this house do it for her.

After some time, she finally sent her reply.

[Katherine: I really wish to see Bear. I thought about it and realized that I wouldn't really have so much time these days. But we'll see. I will let you know if ever.]

Damien was already expecting this kind of reply, so he decided to let it go for now and revisit the matter later.

[Baby Bear: How was the medicine gel?]

Reading his text, she knew that what he really wanted to ask was: "How are you? And are you using the thing I gave you?"

Of course, he had to know if she had used it yet, and she was glad that she did because she didn't have to lie. Checking her thigh, she saw that the bruise was still the same since it had only been a day but at least it didn't throb as much. She decided to use the medicine gel again before going to bed later.

[Katherine: The bruising and swelling are getting better. Thanks again.]

Her text made him feel satisfied that he was at least able to do something for her even if it was only that. Damien didn't want to stop texting with her yet so he thought of other questions he could ask her, hoping she would continue to reply.

[Baby Bear: Have you had dinner yet?]

That's an easy question. Surely she would reply, right? And to his surprise, her response was longer than the previous one.

[Katherine: Having one right now but not really enjoying how expensive stuff is around this neighborhood. Styles loves the burger though.]

Seeing the man's name on the text, Damien slightly panicked. She was with a man? That nerd? His thumb was so quick to send another response.

[Baby Bear: Styles? That dude from last night is with you right now?]

He subconsciously began biting his thumb as he waited for Katherine to reply but five minutes later and there was still no reply. Now, he knew that the two could only be friends but Styles was still a man. Any man around Katherine was not good for him and his mental health. He was almost on the verge to run towards the elevator and find out where she was in the building. He would start knocking on the doors if he had to!

Katherine got so comfortable with texting that she didn't really think about what she just told him. However, reading his text made her pause and look at Styles and Amelia who were eating at the dining table. How was she supposed to tell Damien that she was with other people right now? She couldn't say she was living with his mother too.

Carefully, she typed her response.

[Katherine: Yes. They're both staying with me for now. It's more convenient this way.]

Damien calmed down upon reading her answer. Because he was with them last night at the party, he knew that she was talking about the other woman without Katherine elaborating. He didn't really meet that woman officially and Katherine didn't seem to want to introduce him to her friends as well. Thinking that it was better for her to have her friends around than to be alone, he just brushed off his thoughts.

[Baby Bear: You're all really close huh?]

Her brief message made him glad that she had someone on her side.

[Katherine: Like family.]

Despite knowing who and what Amelia was, Katherine did think that the three of them were like family. It was a small team but they had each other's backs.

Feeling her stomach protest in hunger, she walked back to the dining table and sat on her chair next to Styles who was taking his time in finishing his burger.

"What was that about?" Styles asked, referring to the memo that went off on her new phone.

"Oh Damien set up a reminder on the notes with a video clip of our dog." Katherine said it so naturally, only realizing that she used the term 'our' when she whipped out her phone. What else could she say? It was indeed their dog How silly. It was like talking about parents and their child.

She pressed the play button of the file, allowing Styles and Amelia to watch what Damien made for her. It was such a strange yet really nice feeling as she watched the clip with them and hearing Damien's voice through the speakers.

Styles and Amelia had smiles on their faces, witnessing the ball of fur move around at Damien's command.

"He is so cute! Oh my god. Queen, I have to see this adorable creature! Could we borrow him?" Styles asked without taking his eyes off the screen.

"I guess but who would take him out for a walk or feed him if we're out? I'm not sure how we're going to do that."

"Come on, Queen, I would gladly volunteer! Who wouldn't want to take care of this giant pupper?" Styles pressed the replay button and watched the entire video again. He was an animal lover and he was so excited to see Bear, imagining what new tricks he could teach him when the time comes.

"Really? I heard he's so big now. Could we handle him?"

"Sure! How big could he be?"

Despite seeing Bear on the video, they couldn't really gauge his size because there was no comparison. Katherine would surely be in for a surprise when she finally gets to see her Baby Bear.

Thinking back to Damien's offer, she wondered when would be the best time to borrow Bear. "I guess we could do that for a day or two We'll see."

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