Chapter 499 - Supervise? What For?

"Ahh…!" As Zoey lifted the huge plate, she clenched her teeth tightly. "This is heavy!" Her voice compressed that sounded manly while her eyes widened in disbelief.

The weight of the steak she was about to feed to Matthew's pet was around ten to fifteen kilograms! Considering her small frame, Zoey was having a hard time just carrying it. What more? She needed to carry it all the way to the scary huge cat…

To Zoey's surprise, just as she turned her head to his majesty, the king of the jungle which was now the king of this mansion: the frightful and intimidating lion, Zoey's jaw dropped. Dredd was not intimidating, nor did it appear terrifying. 

Dredd, at this moment, was… cute! A huge black lion licking his paws slowly; it often scratched his weary eyes and then yawned with that large mouth of his that revealed his sharp dandelions.

It was just like a cat, albeit a huge one at that! Regardless, his majesty seemed to be extra lazy today, as if it was on its day off! Zoey's eyes twinkled at the cuteness before her eyes. She nearly dropped the food meant for Dredd as she adored his majesty.

"So cute…~" Zoey blushed, wanting to join Dredd's relaxed day and sunbath with it. She imagined herself with a pair of sunglasses, lying beside Dredd as they enjoyed their snacks together. A juice and fruits for her while a ton of meat for Dredd. How dreamy!

"Dredd~ here's your…." As if forgetting the weight of the meat, Zoey pranced towards its direction as she delivered the meal. However, just as she took several steps towards it, Zoey's steps halted because Dredd glared at her.

"Hah," Meanwhile, Owen who was watching this unfold could not help but chuckle. At first, he thought Zoey would refuse this seemingly menial task, but she didn't. It was just a possibility that Owen thought of.

Still, he still thought that Zoey's method of feeding the terrifying Lion was to intimidate him. Just like how Matthew tamed it, Owen thought Zoey would use the same method. However, by the looks of it, Zoey seemed to grow a liking to that beast and started calling it… cute?!

Owen never had fun training someone. Perhaps it was the task, but this surely was something to look forward to. 

"Master, are you watching?" Just then, Owen turned towards the phone he placed on the table. It showed that it was connected to a call who was obviously the one and only Matthew.

"It seems this is uncalled for." After a moment, Matthew's usual cold voice came out from the phone. Yet, his tone was laced with amusement and faint delight as he found her reaction to be cute.

Slowly, Owen turned his head back. His eyes shot straight towards the window on the top floor of the mansion where he knew Matthew was watching. "Heh," He grinned despite barely seeing the figure's silhouette behind the window.

"Supervise. She's a bit reckless and might annoy Dredd." With that being said, Owen didn't hear Matthew once again, as if he put himself on mute.

"Roger that." Owen chuckled, shaking his head sideways as he slowly shifted his eyes back to Zoey and Dredd's direction. "Aya! Do I really need to supervise? For what? That she might fatten Dredd?" He muttered, watching Zoey's fierce expression as she took out a piece of meat as she waved it in front of it.

"Hey, you see this~? You want some, right? Right?!" Zoey waved the piece of meat in front of Dredd. The side of her lips stretched into a wide grin as her eyes lit up. However, Dredd just glared at her and didn't even bat an eye towards the meat she was waving.

After a beat, a low roar escaped his mouth that appeared like a sigh. Dredd then rested his chin on the back of his paws, closing its eyes as if he wanted to sleep. But she was bothering him.

"Oy!" Zoey, who was witnessing its lack of interest, widened her eyes as she paused in luring him. "Are you ignoring me?" She gasped in disbelief. Her under eye convulsed uncontrollably as her nose scrunched up.

"You're doing it on purpose — your majesty! Notice me, please!" Yet, despite the conclusion she had thought of, Zoey felt hopeless as she wanted to play with it. But, just like Matthew, it appeared that Dredd disliked her and was looking down on her.

Not that Matthew disliked her or looked down on her, but, its gaze was the same as Matthew whenever he talked to other people! Now, that's what they call his literal animal spirit… although Dredd wasn't a spirit, yet.

"Ahh! This is not the time to have such ridiculous thoughts!" Zoey shook her head sideways, shrugging the ridiculous thoughts about having animal spirit or whatever. "My task is to take care of you! Your Majesty, leave that duty to this commoner!" She saluted, nodding her head as a glint of determination flashed across her eyes.

Within a fraction of a second, Zoey hopped beside Dredd carrying the piece of meat in her hand. "Say ahhh…!" As if feeding a child, Zoey placed the piece of meat in front of his mouth and guided it forward.

"Oy!" Owen who was watching everything unfold before his eyes widened his eyes in disbelief. "He will…" His words trailed off as time ticked slowly.

There, Dredd slowly opened his huge mouth, revealing his sharp teeth and his sticky saliva. Slowly, he moved forward to eat. However, with how large his mouth was and how he moved its head forward, it appeared like he would eat her entire arm!

"Waah! So scary…!" Not long after, Dredd slowly closed its mouth that made a strong sound of teeth clenching. Zoey screamed as she realized he would even eat her along with the meat! Fortunately, with her fast reflexes, Zoey tossed the meat inside its mouth before jolting several steps back.

"Woah… he almost tore my arms apart!" Yet, Zoey awed. Her eyes sparkled as if she was not one bit scared.

"Oy! Are you crazy?! This is not the time to be impressed!" On the other hand, Owen was more distressed as she barely saved her arm from being torn!