It’S A Cat, Adopted By A Wolf Family? [EN]: Chapter 101

Kitty rolled her eyes, quickly assessing the situation.

Ethan smelled faintly of soap, as if he had just showered. His slightly damp hair was disheveled, and his shirt was half-open.

‘Ethan, not so formal like this.’

He mainly showed me his perfectly composed side.

‘Does that mean he thinks of Catherine, his aide, as comfortable as that?’

No, the atmosphere now felt somewhat relaxed for an aide and a leader. A certain intimacy filled the air.

“Oh my, Miss Kittyia.”

Catherine naturally approached Ethan, standing by the door. She also looked more relaxed than she had during the day.

Up close, Catherine was as slender and tall as Caris, the wolf Kitty admired most. Why were so many buttons undone?

Only then did Kitty recall the sex education she had received from Caris in the study.

“……!”

Her emerald eyes trembled greatly with shock and surprise. Her head felt dazed, as if she had been hit in the back of the head.

Thud.

Kitty dropped the shoes she was holding. Were Ethan and Catherine in that kind of relationship? Really?

‘But back then, on the balcony with me…….’

Surely, surely, we kissed.

‘Could it be with several others besides me?’

Thump!

Kitty felt a shock as if the jelly on the soles of her feet had hardened.

No woman would refuse Ethan’s sharp nose and jawline, and deep blue eyes coming close.

Sir Elliot was right when he said that if you’re handsome, you’re worth your face, and if you’re ugly, you’re worth your ugliness [meaning attractive people benefit from their looks, while unattractive people are penalized for theirs].

‘If Ethan is worth his face, he would have kissed over a hundred wolves by now.’

It made her eyes burn to think that she wasn’t the only one swallowing hard and clutching her chest while looking at him.

Was it just kissing? Pecks? Maybe even those intimate kisses that only lovers share…….

As the thought reached that point, her legs involuntarily took a step back.

“I’ll be going now.”

“Kitty?”

Feeling puzzled, Ethan picked up the shoes and followed Kitty. But before long, Kitty glared at Ethan with tearful eyes.

“Bad wolf!”

“What?”

“Hmph…… I hope you get fleas!”

“Kitty, that’s a bit harsh.”

“I hate black-furred wolves, so don’t follow me.”

Kitty sniffled and went into her room.

Ethan tried his best to follow and ask why she was reacting like this and cheer her up, but there were wolf knights all around her room.

……It was also a bit shocking that Kitty said she hated black-furred wolves and told him not to follow.

Returning to his room with only question marks in his head, Ethan was momentarily speechless when he saw Catherine.

“Catherine, were you dressed like that earlier too?”

Why were several of Catherine’s top buttons undone when they had been perfectly fastened?

Even though Ethan’s voice was low, Catherine shrugged nonchalantly.

“I thought I’d help you by provoking some jealousy, since the Weebs family head seems impatient but isn’t making much progress.”

“…….”

Catherine’s words caused numerous ripples in Ethan.

‘So Kitty was tearful because of jealousy…….’

He was always the one jealous of her.

When he received a letter that she would be sharing a room with Cleed Foxtain, he went crazy and even ventured out of the central training grounds without permission.

The more his obsession with the lovely fur ball grew, the more his jealousy swelled.

It was also because of jealousy that he volunteered for the special forces and came to the upper reaches of Yaong River.

He didn’t want Kitty to give her attention to another guy.

‘But Kitty is jealous of me.’

He didn’t dislike that part, as it seemed she thought of him as a special someone.

No, in fact, it was a very pleasing reaction. It felt like his wolf ears would pop out.

But there was a critical problem.

“Catherine, stop doing useless things right now. Didn’t you tell Kitty that you’re my cousin?”

“I thought she would naturally know. It seems she doesn’t, judging by her jealousy.”

“Go and reveal it tomorrow as soon as the sun rises and clear up the misunderstanding.”

Ethan said in a cold voice. The important thing wasn’t that Kitty was showing affection and starting to obsess over him.

Ethan couldn’t accept the fact that Kitty was tearful because of him.

He felt complicated, as it seemed he had added a deep wound to her already complicated heart due to the events that had happened today.

He uncharacteristically rubbed his face roughly.

What if she gets a bad impression of him because of this and doesn’t reply to his letters?

The mission will be over soon, and he’ll have to leave, but what if she keeps being depressed?

If she thinks of him as a promiscuous wolf who’s messing around with his aide, he might have to live alone for the rest of his life.

“Catherine, if the Weebs family line ends, it’s your fault.”

Ethan ruffled his hair and went back into his room.

Catherine chuckled as she watched Ethan already worrying about the family line ending.

‘Ethan Weebs, of all people, turning pale. I’ve seen a good sight.’

She finally understood how that rigid wolf had become so restless.

She also felt like she was going crazy with how lovely Kitty was, being jealous with tearful eyes.

She completely understood why Ethan was satisfied for a week whenever a letter with a paw print arrived.

‘Being so cute.’

If you’re a great wolf, you grab the other woman by the hair the moment you see the man you’ve set your sights on in the same bedroom.

‘It seems Caris didn’t teach her that. Only backing down.’

Catherine was just reporting to Ethan. She wouldn’t feel any special feelings for him, a blood-related cousin.

She also knew that Ethan was comfortable because he didn’t particularly want to look good to her.

‘Ethan always straightens his clothes when he stands in front of the cat lady.’

Besides, the content that Ethan specifically asked her to investigate was about Kitty.

“Miss Kittyia’s friends are worried that they might have difficulty securing food when they return.”

“She must have become weak because of Jerian.”

“As bribes, groceries including salmon jerky and a cozy bedding set would be good.”

Ethan was preparing bribes to look good to Kittyia’s friends. Moreover.

“And, as expected, Nero is the lady’s maternal grandmother.”

“Catherine, you didn’t threaten her, did you?”

“Of course not. Since it’s a fact that will be revealed anyway, I slipped some catnip into the pockets of the night cat members to tell me first.”

Ethan had started working on Kitty’s blood relative, whom he had only learned about half a day ago.

Soon he will be a wolf with a very good reputation among cats.

‘The lady probably doesn’t think that Ethan is making me work until late at night because of his groundwork.’

What new and cute reaction will she show if she finds out the whole story of today’s events?

Catherine returned to her bedroom with a subtle sense of anticipation.

* * *

I had gone to Ethan because I felt restless, but it only made me more uncomfortable.

The scene I saw yesterday floated in my head the entire time I was in the same carriage as my cat friends, heading to the food warehouse.

“Kitty, are you really okay?”

Camel jumped onto my lap and asked. She couldn’t fully recover her energy yet, so it was difficult for her to take human form.

“I feel a bit strange because I suddenly found out about a relative.”

I forced a smile and stroked Camel’s neck.

“Even though cats don’t form families, it must be confusing when a relative appears.”

“I suddenly got my mom’s keepsake too.”

“This, it looks like it suits you more and more.”

Camel nudged the necklace I was wearing with the tip of her nose.

“It’s pretty, and it’s the first time I’ve had my mom’s things since then.”

Mom and the kittens died too suddenly because of Jerian, and I had to bury them with my own hands.

“I’m sorry, Kitty. Why don’t you go to the house you used to live in after the schedule is over today?”

“I want to…… but will the building still be there?”

“Jerian wiped out that building. Even if you go now, only the site will be left. But who knows?”

“Ah!”

Something came to mind when I saw Camel winking.

When I was young, our house didn’t have a safe or a locked drawer, so my mom always buried important things deep in the ground.

‘She was embarrassed, saying that only puppies do this.’

Every time, I played with sand next to her, so I vaguely remembered the place.

Maybe something is left there. I have to stop by even if I have to make time.

Thanks to the Welsh Merchant, who had a lot of experience entering cat territory, I was able to arrive near the food warehouse around sunset.

“Kitty, do you remember? It’s the wall we used to sing about when we were young. Below that…… Oh my gosh!”

I could see what Camel was looking at and was so surprised that she was out of breath.

It was Jackal, who should have been in front of the food warehouse.

“Jackal!”

I waved my hand out the window, and Jackal approached this place. The speed of the carriage gradually slowed down.

Even the cat friends who were dozing woke up in a daze after smelling the wolf. Camel was trembling with fear.

“Kitty.”

Soon, the door opened with Jackal’s unique heavy voice. Jackal’s large body was not fully visible through the carriage door.

“Was the carriage uncomfortable?”

“It was very cozy. The Welsh Merchant Lord laid three layers of blankets.”

“Are you hurt?”

“No.”

“I’ll have to see for myself.”

Jackal crouched down and entered the carriage. The eyes of the cat friends lost their place and wandered at the appearance of the head of the giant wolf family.

They trembled at Ethan, so how scary would Jackal be?

‘Jackal seems a little embarrassed too.’

I quickly introduced them.

“This is Jackal. He is the head of the Gridwolf family, the leader of the gray wolves.”

But for some reason, Jackal’s expression darkened a little. The friends were too scared to speak.

Hmm, like this.

“Jackal is a very kind wolf. Besides, as you can see, he’s very strong. He’s also very good at flying and shooting down at a 45-degree angle.”

But even as I continued to praise him, Jackal’s hardened face did not soften.

Could it be that my friends don’t like him?

I was a little worried, but Sir Elliot mouthed something out the window. If it’s a two-letter word, maybe…….

“Dad?”

As I tilted my head slightly and spoke, Jackal’s wolf ears next to me perked up.