Chapter 230: Chapter 230: Why Did Maya Go Missing?

"Okay." Lazy Walt looked at Renee Jennings and said in a low voice, "Thank you, Streamer."

"You’re welcome." Renee Jennings gave a small smile. "I hope this doesn’t trouble you for too long. Goodbye."

With that, she ended the call.

[I feel like maybe King and her bestie have some misunderstanding?]

[Piggy and Soy are pretty cute, fighting tooth and nail for their owners, hahaha.]

[I wonder if King will go ask her frenemy for clarification?]

Lazy Walt, her eyes blurry with tears, looked at the live comments, gifted two "Bright Stars," and then left the stream.

Renee Jennings didn’t continue discussing the matter with her audience; she was replying to a message.

Michelle Fuller, that little gossip, had specifically sent her a message asking what Barbie Lowe’s cat, Egg Roll, had actually said.

Renee Jennings: [It’s a long story. I’ll tell you after I finish streaming.]

After sending the message, she put down her phone and said with a smile, "Let’s get the next caller."

A viewer with the ID "Lucas Needs to Sleep Early" successfully connected. A woman wearing a hair-drying cap appeared in the split-screen. She had faint freckles on her cheeks, but her skin looked great.

Renee Jennings smiled. "Lucas, good evening."

Lucas Needs to Sleep Early raised a hand to cover the lower half of her face, her eyes filled with surprise. "I got through!"

[When will it be my turn? (flips table)]

[I’m already thinking about how I should react if I get on the stream.]

[Wake up, person above, stop dreaming.]

Renee Jennings: "Yes, you got through."

"Streamer, you’re so beautiful!" Lucas Needs to Sleep Early came to her senses and leaned closer to the screen, saying in pleasant surprise, "I love watching your streams!"

The corner of Renee Jennings’s lip curled up. "I’m glad you like them."

A brilliant smile bloomed on the face of Lucas Needs to Sleep Early. "I want to scream so bad!"

[I can feel her joy even through the screen.]

[AHHH, the jealousy is making me gorgeous!]

Renee Jennings raised an eyebrow. "If you want to scream, go ahead."

Lucas Needs to Sleep Early let out a muffled shout, then covered her face and said, "I’m so happy!"

"Seeing you this happy makes me happy too." Renee Jennings was infected by her cheerful mood, her eyes curving into crescents as she looked at the woman on the screen.

"I love you so much!" Lucas Needs to Sleep Early frantically blew kisses.

Renee Jennings raised her hand and made a grasping motion. "Got ’em. Thanks."

Lucas Needs to Sleep Early threw her head back and laughed.

[I can’t believe I’m finding their interaction so sweet...]

[I’m so jealous of Lucas.]

"Lucas, do you have any pets?" Renee Jennings asked, getting back on topic.

"I do!" Lucas Needs to Sleep Early nodded. "I have a Corgi."

She got up and brought the Corgi in front of the camera. "His name is Gigi, and he’s a boy."

She paused for a moment, then said with some regret, "Actually, I used to have a Bichon Frise, too. But one time, when my mother-in-law was out walking the dogs, she got so absorbed in a conversation that she didn’t hold the leash tightly enough, and she got lost."

Recalling her lost pet, the smile on Lucas Needs to Sleep Early’s face faded. "I was heartbroken for a long time. I put up ’lost dog’ posters, but there was no news at all. I just hope Maya was found by a kind person."

Renee Jennings was about to speak when she suddenly heard the Corgi in Lucas’s arms let out a bark.

’Mommy, she’s lying to you! Maya didn’t get lost, she was sold by the mean grandma!’

Renee Jennings’s gaze sharpened, her expression growing serious. "Lucas, Gigi says Maya didn’t get lost. He says she was sold by ’the mean grandma.’"

"What?" The eyelashes of Lucas Needs to Sleep Early trembled, and a look of shock filled her eyes. "Did Gigi really say that?"

[Mean grandma? Is that Lucas’s mother-in-law?]

[Why would her mother-in-law sell Lucas’s dog?]

Gigi also widened his doggy eyes, staring at Renee Jennings on the screen in disbelief.

Realizing this human could understand him, he started barking again. ’Help me!’

Hearing this, Renee Jennings’s slender eyebrows slowly knitted together. "Gigi, what’s wrong?"

’Why is he asking for help?’

’Help me! I don’t want to be sold like Maya! I want to stay with Mommy forever, WAHHH...’ Gigi was utterly heartbroken.

Her eyes red and her voice tinged with tears, Lucas Needs to Sleep Early said, "Streamer, please ask Gigi for me, what exactly happened that day? Why did Maya disappear?"

The day Maya went missing, her mother-in-law had also been with Gigi.

"Okay, I’ll ask for you." Renee Jennings nodded, then looked at Gigi. "Can you tell me? Why do you say Maya was sold by the ’mean grandma’?"

Gigi looked up with his sad, wet eyes and said aggrievedly, ’Because the mean grandma didn’t want Mommy to keep us. The mean grandma said it was a waste of money, and that when Mommy has a baby in the future, we would spread germs and harm the baby.’

Renee Jennings: "..."

She frowned and asked, "And because of that, she was going to sell you?"

Gigi: ’At first, the mean grandma said she was going to secretly get rid of us. But then someone told her that Maya and I are purebred dogs and could be sold for money.’

"Streamer?" Lucas Needs to Sleep Early choked out. "What did Gigi say? Where is Maya?"

Renee Jennings looked at her, feeling sad as well. She pressed her lips together and said, "Only your mother-in-law knows where Maya is. She sold Maya on purpose. She felt you were wasting too much money on Gigi and Maya, and she was also worried that if you get pregnant and have a baby in the future, the germs from the dogs would harm the child."

[Oh my god, how can a mother-in-law be so outrageous?]

[Even if she didn’t want Lucas to have dogs, she should have talked it over with her! How could she do something like this!]

[If I put myself in her shoes, I would be absolutely furious!]

Tears streamed down her face. Lucas Needs to Sleep Early raised her hand to roughly wipe them away and said through gritted teeth, "She went too far! What gives her the right to do that? I use my own hard-earned money to care for Gigi and Maya! What business is it of hers? And they’re very clean..."

"Just now, Gigi was asking me for help," Renee Jennings said in a low voice. "He’s afraid he’ll be sold by the ’mean grandma’ just like Maya was."

Hearing this, Lucas Needs to Sleep Early immediately hugged Gigi tightly, both heartbroken and blaming herself. "I’m sorry, Gigi. It’s my fault. I failed to protect you and Maya."

Gigi huddled in her arms, whimpering softly. ’Mommy, can you please go get Maya back?’

Renee Jennings said softly, "Gigi wants you to bring Maya back."

"Mommy will figure something out." Lucas Needs to Sleep Early rubbed his fluffy head and soothed, "Don’t be afraid. Mommy won’t let the mean grandma sell you."

She glanced at the live comments and explained, "I got both dogs before I was married, and my husband doesn’t mind. After we got married, my mother-in-law told me once to get rid of them, but I refused. She never brought it up again after that, so I thought she had given up. I never imagined she would do something so despicable!"

"The dogs are innocent." A trace of displeasure appeared in Renee Jennings’s eyes. "Your mother-in-law’s behavior is truly vile."

Lucas Needs to Sleep Early took a deep breath, her tone firm and serious. "I’m going to go confront her right now!"

The words had barely left her mouth when her husband came out of the bathroom and asked curiously, "Who are you talking to? And who are you going to confront?"

If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know < report chapter > so we can fix it as soon as possible.