Chapter 57
I carefully took a few steps forward and spotted the puppy in the comer Suddenly, Lucky timidly approached me.
A moment later, it nudged my feet as though it recognized me. I slowly crouched, reaching out and fumbling until I managed to scoop it into my arms. Tapping my cane against the floor, I made my way out of the house.
Oddly enough, Samuel didn’t stop me this time.
The young Lucky nestled against me as I carried it. I gently stroked its head before placing it in the elevator
Once outside, it trotted ahead of me. Even so, it stopped every few steps to glance back at me.
Lucky was probably just over a year old now, likely a trained guide dog Samuel had acquired from someone else.
I stopped by a pet store to buy a leash. Then, I posted an adoption notice for Lucky on Instagram. I hoped a family with the right conditions could adopt it. That way, Lucky didn’t have to bear the burden of being a guide dog. It deserved a simple, happy life just like any other dog.
But now, I had no idea where to keep it.
Taking Lady to the university wasn’t an option, and the apartment I rented was still occupied. Yet the thought of leaving it at a pet store felt wrong. I couldn’t bring myself to trust them.
At that moment, a wave of loneliness washed over me. The world was wast, but I had no place to call home.
With Lucky in my arms, I sank onto the steps, unsure of where to go next.
Leaving it at the pet shop seemed inevitable. As much as it hurt, this was my only option.
“I’m sorry,” I whispered while stroking Lucky’s head.
It looked like it sensed something and licked my palm, its gaze steady and eamest. Though it didn’t understand, it was trying to comfort me Thugged Lucky tightly. I couldn’t bear to let it go, but I knew I had to
This was our first meeting in this life, yet I was surprised by how much it relied on me. It was as if it remembered the bond we shared in my past life. The puppy in my anns was warm and alive. It was no longer the cold, lifeless body I remembered. And that was precisely why I couldn’t let it follow me Right then, a car hom broke the silence. A moment later, Gideon’s car slowly pulled up in front of me.
Startled, I looked up. It wasn’t because of anything unusual; it was just that he had recognized me instantly again.
Moreover, I was sitting by a flower bed on the roadside, barely noticeable.
Gideon must have noticed the confusion on my face. In the next second, he explained, “I was eating at the restaurant ov
I glanced across the street and spotted a large Caldorian restaurant.
What a coincidence. However, this “chance encounter” wasn’t something I had orchestrated.
“Do you have nowhere to go again?” Gideon asked as he looked down at me.
over there. When my car pulled out, I saw you.
his eyes a quiet strength t
that made me
The streetlights and signage behind cast shadows over him, making his features faintly visible. But I caught something in his feel oddly calm.
I nodded in response. I had checked my phone earlier, and it was already 10:30 pm. Even if I hurried back, the university gate would have been locked by now. “Let’s go,” said Gideon
I shook my head. “Pets aren’t allowed in hotels,”
Gideon paused mid–tum. His expression seemed to carry a faint smile, or maybe I was seeing things
