Alice's POV:

It was too late, so I had no choice but to give up on the idea of going to the hospital.

On the way back to Jesse's apartment, I noticed a small cardboard box.

It was a cute stuffed cat inside.

There was a note inside the box, pleading for someone to take it in, making it look even more pitiful.

"We're both unlucky rejects,"

I muttered as I cradled it in my arms, wrapping it in clothes on the way back to the villa.

Once in the room, it immediately made itself at home, patrolling around, sniffing here and there, looking incredibly adorable.

As I was about...