After working hard, Catte rushed home, worried that Ruby had been alone for too long. Upon arriving, he immediately went to check on Ruby and found her sleeping. Catte took this chance to clean himself up.
After taking a shower, he went back to Ruby and watched over her. While doing so, he thought to himself:
"What else can you do besides staying home, Ruby? I think you're better off going to kindergarten, but I don't have enough money to send you there," Catte thought as he looked at Ruby.
"Catte... Catte..." A voice came from the balcony.
Catte glanced toward the balcony, and to his shock, he saw the spirit of his late mother staring at him. Fearful, he tried to ignore it, believing it was just a hallucination. But then, his mother's spirit spoke again.
"Catte... I'm... sorry..." his mother said.
Catte couldn't respond to his mother's call. He could only cry silently. Suddenly—
"Ding Dong!" The sound of the doorbell rang.
Catte quickly rushed to the door, but just before he reached it, he turned back. The voice of his mother's spirit had vanished. He stood still for a moment, wiping his tears before opening the door.
"Hey, Catte, why are you crying?" Colin asked, confused.
Catte wiped his eyes and replied, "It's nothing... just got something in my eye."
After handing him some food, Colin suddenly pulled Catte outside.
"Hey, hey! What do you want?" Catte protested.
"Here, take this—500,000 USD. Save it for your dad's hospital bills and to pay off the debt," Colin said while handing him the money.
That night, Catte had a dream where he was at a beach under the night sky. He didn't say anything, only felt confused. Then, he noticed someone beside him—it was his mother. She looked at him and asked:
"My dear, look at the moon. Isn't it beautiful?"
Catte gazed up at the moon, admiring the serene beauty of the night by the
Catte continued to look around the moon, noticing the stars scattered across the sky. Holding his mother's hand, he curiously asked:
"Mom, what are those surrounding the moon?"
"Those? Those are stars, Catte," his mother replied with a gentle smile.
At that moment, Catte realized that not only was the beach beautiful, but the night sky, with its moon and stars, was one of the most breathtaking creations of God.
In reality, as he slept, Catte could only cry, longing for the warmth of his mother while lost in his beautiful dream.
Suddenly, he had the same dream again, but this time in a different place—walking through a park with his mother. Once more, he looked up at the moon, but this time, it was covered by clouds.
"Mom! Where's the moon?" Catte asked, his voice filled with curiosity.
However, his mother didn't answer. Instead, she placed her hand on his forehead, her expression filled with concern. Only a few words escaped her lips:
"Catte, are you running a fever?"
Confused, Catte touched his own forehead and realized the truth—he had a dangerously high fever. As an omega, such a fever could make him dizzy and disoriented.
Suddenly catte wake up from the dream and feeling unwell,he had no choice but back to sleep until the next day.
[Chapter 9: End]