Chapter 250

The kitten yelped upon being ambushed and immediately backtracked, struggling to escape Queenie's hold. Queenie was sprawled across the bed. She dared not grip the kitten too hard, but her mercy cost her, for the kitten thrashed and broke free before dashing off. In a show of bad timing, Joshua appeared at the bedroom doorway just as the kitten scurried past his ankle. He bent and deftly caught the kitten before it could wander out to the hall. "M-Mr. Newman?" Queenie, still slumped over the bed, gaped at Joshua. She was so stunned by his arrival that she forgot to be mortified. Joshua was staring at her in bewilderment too. He didn't mind her being on his bed, but her position was something else. Her legs were bent while her torso was pressed against the bed like she was making to pounce. He would be lying if he said he wasn't turned on by the sight. Queenie leaped off the bed when she spotted Joshua holding the ginger kitten. She hurried over to him and gently took the kitten f