Free Web NovelChapter 32: Chapter 32: A Strange Human is Spying on You
Old Hag Crawford’s family of three were tormented by the rats and birds until they barely looked human.
Having enjoyed the show, Rhea Dempsey hummed a little tune on her way home.
Downstairs, Dalton Jenson was shooting the breeze with the neighbors.
Renee Jennings took Michelle Fuller to buy food for the little mouse and the little bird, thanking them for their performance that evening.
"I wasn’t sure what you guys like to eat, so I bought a little bit of everything."
Jack the Mouse had a high EQ. "Renee, we’ll love anything you buy!"
Renee Jennings chuckled. "Jack, I bet a lot of female mice like you, don’t they?"
Jack the Mouse immediately grew shy. "How did you know, Renee? I’m the most popular mouse around."
Renee Jennings raised an eyebrow. "I see."
Mary the Sparrow circled above their heads. "Renee, this sparrow has spotted a strange human."
"A strange human?" Renee Jennings held out her hand, and Mary the Sparrow landed in her palm.
"Yes, that human seems to be spying on you."
"Spying on me?"
"He was spying on you just now when you went to buy things."
Renee Jennings frowned, recalling the figure she had seen from behind when she went to buy sunflower seeds just now.
"What does he look like?"
Mary the Sparrow replied, "I couldn’t tell. He was wearing a hat, and his face was covered."
Renee Jennings said, "I understand."
"Renee, want to get some barbecue?" Michelle Fuller’s mouth was watering after seeing a post about barbecue on her social media feed.
Renee Jennings nodded. "Sure."
The two of them found a nearby barbecue stand.
Getting barbecue was Michelle Fuller’s idea, and she was the one who ordered, but when it was time to eat, she was full after just a few bites.
Renee Jennings said, "You eat less than Mary."
Michelle Fuller replied, "No way! You’re exaggerating."
Speak of the devil, just as they mentioned Mary, Mary the Sparrow appeared.
She flapped her wings and landed on the table. "Renee, that strange human is spying on you again."
Renee Jennings furrowed her long, slender brows. "Where is he?"
Mary the Sparrow said, "At the grilled oyster stand."
Renee Jennings pretended to glance nonchalantly toward the grilled oyster stand.
Besides the owner, there was only one person sitting in front of the stand. He was wearing a black jacket, a black baseball cap, and a face mask.
It was the same person she had seen when she bought the sunflower seeds.
Renee Jennings felt he looked a little familiar, but she couldn’t quite place him at the moment.
She thought for a moment, then said to Mary the Sparrow, "Help me keep an eye on him."
"This sparrow will!" Mary the Sparrow said earnestly. "Even if Renee hadn’t asked, this sparrow would still help! Because Renee is this sparrow’s friend!"
Renee Jennings’s lips curved into a smile. "You’re the best, my friend."
’I never would have dreamed of this. To think that one day I’d be friends with so many animals.’
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「The next afternoon.」
Renee Jennings went to the pet hospital to see Bella. The vet tech said she was recovering well and could be discharged to go home.
The little Samoyed stared at her expectantly through the bars of her cage, her big, dark eyes wide.
"Renee, Bella is all healthy now!"
Renee Jennings pursed her lips, hesitating.
’We already have two cats at home. If I add a dog to the mix, will Ms. Dempsey be okay with it?’
’But if I don’t take Bella home, where else can I take her?’
Renee Jennings stroked her chin with her slender fingers, and after a moment of thought, a glimmer appeared in her eyes.
She took out her phone, dialed Diana Jennings’s number, and called out sweetly, "Sis~"
Diana Jennings chuckled. "What’s up, Renee?"
"Sis, can you do me a favor?"
"What kind of favor?"
「An hour later.」
Renee Jennings arrived at Prosperity Gardens with Bella.
Before she could go upstairs, she was stopped by some nearby stray dogs.
"Renee, that human you mentioned last time has been coming here every day!"
"Did he come today?" Renee Jennings asked with a frown.
Knowing that Bella was coming, Zane and Jasmine were extremely excited, staring eagerly at the front door.
"Mommy, why isn’t Auntie here yet?" Zane asked, knitting his little eyebrows.
Jasmine added worriedly, "It’s been many, many minutes. Do you think Auntie got lost? Should we go out and get her?"
Diana Jennings was preparing dessert. Hearing her children, she raised an eyebrow and asked, "Weren’t you two scared before when you heard your aunt was coming?"
The brother and sister exchanged a look and pressed their pink little lips together, saying nothing.
Diana Jennings looked at her two children and said softly, "It’s your aunt’s first time being an aunt, too. She didn’t know how to get along with you before, so she might not have done a very good job."
"Just like it’s my first time being a mommy, and a lot of the time, I don’t take good care of you either."
"You’ve given Mommy lots of chances, so you should give your aunt a chance, too, right?"
After hearing this, Zane and Jasmine lowered their little heads and thought about it seriously.
’They used to be afraid of their aunt because she was mean and always bullied them.’
’Now that their aunt wasn’t bullying them, they weren’t as scared.’
’And since their aunt was bringing Bella over today, they were even less afraid.’
’They just didn’t know if, one day, she might suddenly turn back into the mean aunt from before.’
Zane and Jasmine had actually discussed this secretly.
’It was like their aunt was a completely different person.’
Before the two little ones could say anything, the doorbell suddenly rang.
They snapped their heads up, their small, innocent faces filled with surprise and anticipation.
’Auntie and Bella are here!’
Zane ran ahead, struggling to stand on his tiptoes to open the door.
But unexpectedly, it wasn’t their aunt and Bella standing outside the door, but a strange man with a large mole on his nose.
"It’s not Auntie!" Jasmine’s little face fell, her disappointment obvious.
Seeing the visitor, Diana Jennings’s expression suddenly darkened. "What are you doing here again?" she demanded angrily.
The man with the fleshy mole pushed his way in and shut the door. He sneered, "Diana Jennings, what’s the big idea? You haven’t shown up for work in days."
"Open the door! Get out!" Diana Jennings shielded her two children behind her, her voice furious. "I’ve already quit!"
Zane knitted his little eyebrows and glanced back at his mother’s angry face. ’Mom must really hate this weird man,’ he thought.
He pressed his lips together, his voice soft but full of conviction. "Mister, you’re not welcome in our home. Please get out!"
"Shut your mouth, you little brat!" the man with the fleshy mole yelled. "Stay out of grown-up business!"
His voice was so loud it scared Jasmine into tears.
"SOB... Mommy, that man is so scary..."
Zane was frightened too, the rims of his eyes turning red.
Diana Jennings pulled her two children close and soothed them softly, "Don’t be afraid. Mommy will protect you."
"Ooh, la la," the man with the fleshy mole said with a wicked grin. "Such a sweet little voice. Why don’t you call me ’big brother’ and let me hear it?"
"Get the hell out of here!" Diana Jennings warned in a low voice. "If you don’t leave right now, believe me, I’ll call the police!"
"Go on, try it," the man with the fleshy mole said with a dismissive shrug.
Diana Jennings picked up her phone from the coffee table to make the call.
Seeing this, the man with the fleshy mole’s expression changed. He lunged forward to snatch the phone. "You actually dare!"
"Give me back my phone!" Diana Jennings wasn’t strong enough and couldn’t wrestle it away from him.
The man with the fleshy mole said smugly, "First, you can play with your big brother for a while."
Diana Jennings’s face was grim. She tried to make a break for the door with her two children, but the man with the fleshy mole blocked their path with his bulky body.
Her heart pounded with fear and rage. "Get out of my way!"
"What’s the rush? Your big brother will leave once he’s had his fun." The man with the fleshy mole rubbed his hands together and reached for the woman’s slender waist.
