Love Is a Sweet Addiction

Esther looked for the source of the strange sound with the flashlight and said in a bad tone, “Is it a human or a ghost? Come out! Don’t play dirty with me. I’m no longer a newcomer and I’m no longer afraid!”

She was really angry and had been tortured enough by these strange phenomena. That was why she directly shouted out.

It was black outside the terrace, and only the rustling of the wind could be heard. Esther used her flashlight to illuminate the surroundings, but she could not see anything, nor could she find anything.

It seemed that the only thing shaking outside her window just now was the shadow of a tree. She secretly took a deep breath and was about to go back to her bedroom to continue sleeping. Suddenly, her vision darkened, and with a sharp hiss, a black thing came from above her head to attack her.

Esther was hit in the chest by the black thing, which shocked her to retreat again and again, with her back against the doorframe.

Something black fell from her body to the terrace ground. Esther was frightened and instinctively covered her eyes with her hands.

She covered her eyes and screamed in fear.

Until she did not receive any follow-up damage, she carefully moved her hands away. Then, she focused her eyes and saw that it was a black wild cat!

This little wild cat was black and scary, and its body was also shockingly large. No wonder it had such a strong impact when it had just hit her.

Thinking that there would always be a wild cat with bright eyes in thrill films, Esther became nervous. She was full of fear towards this black cat who was eyeing her covetously.

Fortunately, at this time, someone knocked on the door and asked if she was alright. It sounded like Lauren’s voice. Esther must have startled them when she was screaming just now.

“I … I’m fine, no, I’m not fine…” Esther took another step back and shouted in the direction of the bedroom door while staring at the black cat under her feet.

“What’s the matter? What happened?” Lauren immediately pushed open the door and walked in, followed by Mrs. Gibson, who was also nervous.

The two went straight to the terrace, and when they saw Esther and a black cat staring at each other, they instinctively breathed a sigh of relief.Content protected by Nôv/el(D)rama.Org.

“You scared me. I thought something had happened,” Mrs. Gibson raised her hand and patted her heart. She immediately looked at Esther and asked with concern, “Esther, are you alright?”

Esther quickly hid behind Lauren and shook her head. However, there was an unconcealable fear in her tone. “I … I’m fine. I was just pounced on by this cat.”

“You didn’t fall, did you?”

“No…” Esther shook her head and shook Lauren’s arm with both hands, pleading, “Lauren, please take this cat away. I am afraid.”

“It’s just a cat. What’s there to be afraid of?” Lauren said and went to chase the black cat away.

“Wait!” Mrs. Gibson suddenly said to Lauren.

“Mrs. Gibson, what’s the matter?”

Mrs. Gibson took a step forward and looked at the black cat on the ground. “This cat looks aggressive, and it is so fat and not afraid of people. It does not look like a wild cat at all. Who brought it into the house?”

Lauren looked at the black cat and shook her head. “I don’t know. Only Sarah keeps cats in the house, but she keeps a white cat.”

Mrs. Gibson frowned, her eyes still suspicious.

Esther gradually calmed down. After hearing Mrs. Gibson’s words, she became suspicious. Could it be that the cat was raised by someone?

That shouldn’t be the case. Even if Amanda and the others hated her, they wouldn’t make a move after she returned to the residence. Moreover, recently, they all believed that her baby was not a descendent of the Gibson family. They were happy to know that. How could they be so anxious to get rid of her baby?

She shook her head, thinking that it was not that she trusted others too easily, but that she could not figure out the motive of the other party to attack her!

“I’ll get someone to catch this cat.” Lauren turned and walked towards the bedroom door.

“Esther, hurry up and sit in the room,” Mrs. Gibson reminded her with concern. “Stand on the balcony and be careful not to catch a cold. After all, you are pregnant now.”

Esther nodded. When she lifted her leg, she realized that both her legs were soft.

Mrs. Gibson asked the servant to pour her a glass of warm water. Esther held the glass in both hands and drank it slowly, but the fear in her heart did not disperse at all.

If what happened just now was man-made, it would be much more terrifying than ghosts. After all, people were much more terrifying than ghosts.

At this time, Terence came back. He saw that there was a light in Esther’s window, so he came up to the second floor to see her. He didn’t expect to see such a lively scene as soon as he entered the bedroom. Mrs. Gibson and Lauren were both there. There was a group of servants doing something on the terrace.

“What happened?” After looking around at everyone, he walked straight toward Esther.

The grievance and fear in Esther’s heart were instantly vented as she stared at him with tears in her eyes.

“Tell me. What happened?” Terence took off the cup in her hands, gently pulling her into his arms.

Mrs. Gibson replied, “I don’t know where a black cat came from. It scared Esther. Fortunately, Esther and the baby are fine.”

Esther leaned into Terence’s arms and whispered, “I shouldn’t be afraid. I shouldn’t have suspected and ran out to see what happened. If I didn’t go out, I would be fine.”

“It’s good that you’re fine.” Terence patted her back with his palm and kissed her hair.

His subtle action toward Esther caused a complicated emotion to flash through Mrs. Gibson’s eyes, but she did not show it. Instead, she softly said, “It’s good that you’re fine. Esther, you have to remember that the house is very clean and there’s nothing scary about it. Don’t always be suspicious and hurt yourself.”

Esther withdrew from Terence’s embrace and looked at Mrs. Gibson. Was she overthinking it?

“Ms. Esther, Mr. Terence, I have already ordered people to kill that cat.” Lauren said, “Ms. Esther, you can sleep in peace.”

“You killed it?” Esther unconsciously shrank back. It sounded cruel and terrifying.

“Yes, if we don’t kill it, it might scare others in the future,” Lauren said.

Mrs. Gibson stood up from the sofa and said, “Alright, it’s getting late. Esther, you should go to bed early. Terence, you should go back to your room to take a shower and rest.”

Terence glanced at Esther, whose face was still pale, and casually said, “I’ll sleep here tonight.”