Chapter 817 Its Name Is Quite Like Yours (1/2)

Leaving the pet store, Emily immediately drove to Beryl's school.

She arrived early so Beryl had not been let off from class yet. Emily texted Ray to tell him that she had picked up the cat.

Within a minute, Ray had quickly replied with a one-word answer, a single ”Okay” without even a period in the message. Emily pouted her lips and opened another e-mail on her phone to continue her work.

Not knowing how much time had passed, Emily jumped slightly as someone knocked on the car window. Looking up, she noticed that it was Beryl, so she quickly opened the door.

”Mommy, what were you looking at just now?”

Beryl's voice came through the open door. Emily was momentarily flustered, as she had been focused on the emails. She turned off her phone and put it in her bag before she helped Beryl into the car and then slid behind the wheel.

”Nothing serious, my darling. I'm dealing with something concerning my work. How about you? How was school?” Emily asked gently.

”Quite good. Mommy, I sang an English song in class today and even the teacher praised me.”

Sitting tall with a prim and proper straight back, Beryl smiled and reached out her hand to wave it in front of her mother's face to show off the sticker on her hand.

Emily reached out to close the driver's door and saw the little sticker, a gold star, on Beryl's fair hand. She rubbed Beryl's head and praised, ”Oh, good girl! Well done, my little princess!”

At that moment, a low meow sounded from the back of the car, as if the cat also agreed with what Emily had just said.

Beryl quickly widened her big, ebony eyes upon hearing the sound and excitedly asked, ”Mommy! Did you hear that?”

”Yeah, Beryl, you are right. It's a cat. Mommy's friend is going on a business trip. So we need to help by looking after the cat for several days.” Emily nodded her head and pointed at the trunk.