Chapter 1

My boyfriend brought home a "stray" cat.

He claimed he was way too busy at work and asked me to look after it.

But the moment he left, I heard the cat mutter under its breath:

"Ugh! Who are you calling a stray? You cheap, cheating scumbag!"

Then, it turned its head toward me. Its voice was filled with pure frustration.

"I'm a purebred Maine Coon! I cost eighty thousand dollars, honey!"

"I was supposed to be a romantic gift from your boyfriend to your best friend. But those two realized I'm way too high-maintenance. They were too lazy to feed me, so they dumped me on you. And you're actually standing there smiling?"

Skeptical, I took a picture of the scruffy-looking cat and searched it online.

To my shock, it really was an incredibly rare, expensive breed.

Seeing my dumbfounded expression, the cat continued its sassy rant.

"See? I told you you're clueless. You're even about to give up that prestigious clinical fellowship to your 'bestie'."

"You think doing that will save you from a long-distance relationship? Let me tell you, he's already got his transfer approved. He's moving to the branch office over there soon. They've already picked out a loft to move in together!"

"Yours truly heard that once she gets back from the fellowship, her career will skyrocket. That vacant Chief of Medicine position is being kept warm just for her!"

I immediately opened my laptop, wrote my application overnight, and sent it to the chief's inbox right before the deadline.