Chapter 4The A-Lister’s Late-Night Tweet: The Stray Cat Brought Me a Nephew

I stared blankly at Luna. She closed her eyes, tilting her head up, waiting for me to pet her.

Wait, what is happening? Am I actually hearing cats talk?

"Luna? Is that you talking?"

"Human, do not make a fuss."

Luna flicked her tail and carried the kitten right into my apartment.

The little calico seemed to have just been weaned, but she wasn't afraid of people at all. She immediately waddled over to my leg, purring like a motor.

"Human, I have already educated her. From now on, you are her mother."

Luna’s tail wrapped around my ankles. I finally snapped out of my shock and picked up the calico. She just gave a sweet, tiny "mew."

"Human, the child is too young to speak yet."

As if reading my mind, Luna answered me while licking her paw.

I'm getting a cat! And I can talk to cats!

I scooped up Luna and gave her a huge hug. She resisted slightly, pushing my face away with her toe beans.

"Human, do not be startling."

Once I calmed down, reality hit me. I had two back-to-back shoots lined up for the second half of the year. I would barely be home.

Looking at the adorable kitten, I had to tearfully decline.

"Oh, Luna, I really want to adopt her, but I have too much work this year. No one will be here to take care of her."

Luna looked up at me blankly, then silently picked the kitten back up in her mouth and walked out.

I chased after her, trying to explain, but she ran too fast and disappeared down the hall.

Crap. I made the cat mad.

Desperate, I posted on an online forum.

[I rejected a mother cat's kitten and now she's mad. How do I fix this?!]

My fans immediately flooded the replies with advice.

[Bribe her with wet food! Works every time!]

[Cats don't hold grudges! Don't worry, Chloe baby!]

[Just explain it to her properly next time you see her and give her lots of kisses!]

Ethan Hayes also commented, short and to the point:

[Good human. The cat won't stay mad.]

The shippers built a massive comment thread under his reply. I suddenly remembered Ethan's exposed chest from earlier that day, and my face felt hot.

Hot men are a hazard to my health. I rushed to the bathroom to splash cold water on my face.

When I checked my phone again, Ethan was trending at number one.

Did he cause a scene because he commented on my post again?!

I hurriedly clicked the hashtag, only to find he had posted a photo with a three-year-old boy.

[How does my giant nephew just disappear while we’re on a walk?!]

The comments were chaotic. Some told him to call 911, some speculated it was his secret son, and others thought his account was hacked.

I was just taking a screenshot to send to my manager when someone knocked on my door.

I opened it. Luna was sitting there, elegantly grooming her paw. Sitting right next to her was the exact kid from the movie star’s photo.

"Human, if you don't like kittens, that is fine. Do you like tiny humans?"