Chapter 194

Chapter 194 Nyx looked down at her stomach. The sensation was so subtle that it might have been her imagination.

She didn’t think much of it and sat down with Dollar in her arms meeting her boss’s envious gaze.

“After all this time, he’s still the most attached to you,” the boss sighed sourly.”

At home, Dollar was never this well–behaved–he only approached the boss when he was hungry. The rest of the time, he treated him with utter disdain.

“Dollar,” the boss called out, eagerly opening his arms in an attempt to get the cat to come to him.

Dollar’s ears twitched, but instead of moving, he snuggled deeper into Nyx’s embrace and turned his round, fluffy backside toward the boss.

Boss was rendered speechless.

What an ungrateful cat.

He stared at Dollar resentfully, watching as the fat orange feline meowed coquettishly in Nyx’s arms, rubbing against her stomach again and again with an even more exaggerated enthusiasm than before.

After not seeing Nyx for a while, not only did Dollar not forget her, but it also missed her terribly.

During Nyx’s absence from the company, Dollar would visit her old workstation every day, guarding everything on her desk and chair, and even sleeping in her seat.

Dollar wasn’t an emotionless little cat–it was just incredibly biased.

“Can you share some of your catnip–like charm with me?” The boss joked with Nyx.

Nyx couldn’t help but laugh, “I don’t think that’s possible. Actually, Dollar does like you.”

Setting aside her as a special case, among everyone else, Dollar clearly favored the boss the most.

The boss nodded.

He knew Dollar had feelings for him.

Unfortunately, Nyx’s allure to the little cat was simply too strong With her around, Dollar saw no one else, clinging to her without leaving.

It wasn’t until the waiter served a grilled fish without seasoning that the boss, patiently deboning the fish and placing the meat in a small plate to cool, finally received a rare moment of Dollar’s attention.

The chubby orange cat devoured its meal for a while before suddenly remembering something and pushing the small plate toward Nyx.

A food–guarding cat would only share its meal with the person it loved the most.

“I’m not eating; you go ahead.” Nyx scratched its chin.

The boss watched this unbelievable scene, feeling a surge of jealousy nearly bursting out of him.

He thought, ‘Why wouldn’t Dollar share with me?’

Overcome with indignation, he snatched the plate, picked up a piece of fish, and was about to put it in his mouth.

1/3 Chapter 194 Everyone at the table turned to stare at him in unison.

Even Dollar shot him a look of disdain mixed with resignation, as if tolerating a fool.

“I was just testing it.” The boss snapped back to his senses, hurriedly placing the fish back in the plate and pushing it back toward Dollar with an awkward chuckle.

Even though he was the boss, everyone couldn’t help but burst into laughter.

The lively atmosphere of the gathering was reignited, and everyone raised their glasses with smiles.

After a few rounds of drinks, a male colleague suddenly asked, “Nyx, are you drinking baijiu or plain water?”

Nyx answered bluntly, “Water.”

“Come on, switch to alcohol,” the male colleague insisted, lifting a bottle of liquor.

“No thanks, you guys enjoy yourselves. I don’t feel like drinking today.” Nyx refused.

Her refusal wasn’t just because she had vowed never to drink again–it was also because her stomach hadn’t been feeling well. It occasionally churned, not unbearable but uncomfortable enough that drinking would only make it worse.

Yet, the male colleague wouldn’t give up and kept trying to pour alcohol into her glass. When his attempts failed multiple times, his expression darkened.

+5 Tsk, that’s not right,” He frowned at Nyx. “This gathering was organized for you, and you won’t drink? Are you looking down on us?”

As soon as he said this, the once lively atmosphere grew tense.

“Sami, stop talking nonsense,” a female colleague scolded. “Nyx never drinks. What does that have to do with looking down on you?”

“If you want to drink, drink. If you don’t, don’t,” the boss sided with Nyx.

Seeing the boss speak up, Sami Walsh had no choice but to sit back down, though he muttered under his breath, “I don’t believe she stays sober in front of those rich second–gens. What an act.”

Nyx caught his words with her sharp ears and glanced up at him.

Meeting her gaze, Sami showed no shame or restraint. Instead, he smirked and asked outright, “So, I heard you’re dating Archie?”

Nyx didn’t really want to answer him, but the others at the table were also curious, so she clarified, “No, we’re just friends.”

“Haha, I figured,” Sami sneered. “Those rich boys aren’t short on women. He’s just playing around with you you’d never be a serious girlfriend.”

“Still, I bet you got plenty of benefits from him, didn’t you?”

He eyed Nyx’s outfit, unable to recognize the brand, but it was clearly expensive–far from the cheap clothes she used to wear. In his mind, it had to be something she got from a rich guy Facing such blatant hostility, Nyx didn’t bother being polite. She responded with sharpness, “And why do you think that?”

“Are you asking me because you’re interested in getting something from rich guys yourself? If you’re that eager, why don’t you try for yourself?” She sized him up.

An average–looking man who always labeled himself as an “honest guy, when in reality, he had no redeeming qualities. And 2/3 Chapter 194 now, revealing his sleazy and petty nature, he seemed even more pathetic.

Nyx gave him a look of sudden realization but said nothing. Yet, everything was understood.

Even rich nepo babies had standards–they wouldn’t pick up trash.

Someone at the table couldn’t hold back and let out a snicker.

Sami’s face turned beet red. He was speechless for a long moment before finally blurting out, “And to think I once considered marrying you. Good thing I didn’t. Look at you now sharp–tongued, all dressed up. Where’s even a trace of a virtuous wife and loving mother?”

Sami remained single well into his thirties. His family pressured him to get married, but every blind date ended in failure.

He considered picking someone from the company and found Nyx attractive, but her poor family background made him hesitate.

Then, Nyx disappeared. He moved on to a few other targets but found none as good as Nyx.

Now, Nyx was finally back.

Word was that her family had sold her off for a 150 thousand dollars wedding gift, and she had gone missing to escape the marriage. Sami found it quite lamentable.

150 thousand dollars was way too expensive. He didn’t have that kind of money.

However, if he were to take in a woman who had already been “played” by a rich nepo baby, he probably wouldn’t have to pay such a high wedding gift. Nyx might even bring in some of the money she managed to grab.

Sami fantasized about this bright lower price.

+51 as he shamelessly attended the gathering, hoping to humiliate Nyx and negotiate a But with just a few words, his dream was shattered.

“Just wait and see. A woman like you–no man would ever want you.” Sami shouted angrily, pointing a finger at Nyx.

Dollar the cat let out a furious sound.

It couldn’t understand human language, but it recognized the tone and saw that someone was trying to bully Nyx.

If the boss hadn’t held it back in time, Dollar would have leaped forward to bite Sami’s finger.

Sami flinched, hurriedly withdrawing his hand.

A vein popped on his forehead, but he forced himself to hold back. Yet, this was the boss’s cat. He couldn’t hit it.

Someone knocked on the private room’s door.