Chapter 394


    Chapter 394 Toto Lying in a Pool of Blood


    Chloe’s eyelid twitched as she helplessly watched him storm out and m the door behind him. The


    force of the door closing was tremendous, causing the frame to shake and appear on the verge of


    copsing. She felt a mixture of anger and amusement.


    She could not help but wonder, ‘What the hell is wrong with him? Just because I spoke the truth, he


    couldn’t handle it anymore? What a strange guy.’


    After Joseph left, Chloe got the maintenance department staff to fix the door frame, which was on the


    brink of falling apart. Then, she settled down and busied herself with work. She kept herself upied


    until evening. Although she had initially nned to work overtime, she remembered the doctor’s advice


    and decided to go home on time to rest. After all, rest was important during the first three months of


    pregnancy.


    Chloe grabbed dinner at a restaurant downstairs of the office building and returned home to wash up


    and sleep. In the middle of the night, she heard amotion as if a dog was barking incessantly. She


    drowsily opened her eyes and got out of bed to investigate.


    In the darkness, she saw Toto, looking pitiful and lost in the yard. Its big round eyes were filled with


    confusion and fear. As soon as the dog recognized her, it happily wagged its tail and affectionately


    nuzzled her hand with its fluffy head,


    Chloe was surprised as she looked out into the pitch-ck surroundings. There was no one around.


    “How did you get here, Toto?” she asked.


    Without dwelling too much on it, she went to the bedroom to grab her phone and called Joseph. She


    dialed twice, but there was no answer. Most likely, he was asleep and had his phone on silent.


    Chloe bent down and petted the dog. “Did you run away?”


    After their separation, Xavia once brought Toto and Oreo to her house under the pretext of learning


    how to make pet snacks. Chloe had no desire to teach her, but when she noticed that Oreo and Toto


    had lost significant weight, her heart ached. She personally prepared arge batch of pet snacks and


    told Xavia to take them back home. However, that was the only time they came.


    “Did you memorize the way after just one visit?” she asked.


    Chloe was well aware that Border Collies were known for their intelligence, but besides that


    exnation, she could not fathom how Toto could have shown up in her yard in the middle of the night.


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    Chloe gently stroked Toto’s sleek fur and softly asked, “Did you miss me and secretlye. here to


    see me?”


    Toto blinked its big, sparkling eyes and tilted its head, seemingly unable toprehend what


    she was talking about.


    “Haha, okay, okay. I guess I’ve given you too much credit.” Chloe chuckled.


    Although Toto was a Border Collie, it was not particrly bright. She was confident that Toto must have


    seized the opportunity of Joseph being asleep and sneaked out to enjoy some ytime. Unfortunately,


    it became disoriented and could not find its way back home. Guided solely by its memory, it eventually


    ended up at her ce.


    Chloe ced Toto in the yard, locked the gate, and decided to wait until the next day when Joseph


    woke up to give him a call to ask him toe and take the dog back.


    At eight o’clock in the morning, Chloe woke up. Putting on her slippers, she descended the stairs and


    was immediately hit by a strong, pungent smell of blood. A sense of foreboding surged within her,


    urging her to quicken her pace. In the courtyard, she witnessed a distressing sight.


    Toto was lying in a pool of blood with a fruit knife sticking out of it. It had been severely injured, cruelly


    abused, and reduced to a pitiful state.


    Chloe’s breath caught in her throat as she instinctively covered her mouth, tears streaming down her


    face. “Toto, who did this to you…”


    Despite its pain, Toto struggled to wag its tail upon seeing Chloe cry, desperately attempting to get up


    and greet her.


    “Stay still. I’m taking you to the hospital.”


    She hastily wiped away her tears, her trembling fingers dialing for help. Meanwhile, Xavia and Joseph


    entered from outside. Both of them were d in their pajamas, and they looked anxious.