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Sierra translated Grumpy’s words for Jamie.
Sierra’s voice rang out clearly from the livestream, and Aron’s parents instantly caught on.
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They stared at Jamie. Aron’s mother hugged Aron tight, while Aron’s father jabbed a finger at Jamie. “Jamie, what’s wrong with you? Are you streaming? Working overtime has really messed up your head. You’d rather trust a strange woman than Aron?”
Aron’s father looked devastated. “Aron’s known you for years, and I’ve treated you like my best friend all this time!”
If this had happened before, Jamie would’ve started overthinking, worrying he was the one messing up their friendship.
But now, with the evidence right in front of him, he trusted nothing Aron’s father said.
Jamie gestured toward Aron. “If you’re really innocent, then let me check the room!”
“Why should we? This is my house!” Aron’s father shot back.
Seeing how worked up the whole family was, Jamie was even more convinced something was off.
“When I asked Aron just now, he totally freaked out. Now I want to check the room to see if he stole my dog, and you keep trying to stop me. Looks like you’re all in on it!” Jamie snapped.
“We…” Aron’s mother started. She tried to protest, but her husband cut her off.
Aron’s father shot Jamie a cold look. “Fine, go ahead and search. If you don’t find your dog here today, I’ll make a scene at your workplace tomorrow!”
Grumpy was so pissed at how shameless Aron’s father was.
Grumpy called out. “Don’t worry, Jamie! I can smell Dopey’s trail I’ll lead you right to it!”
Sierra’s voice came through Jamie’s phone. “Jamie, just follow Grumpy.”
“Okay!” Jamie replied and aimed the camera at Grumpy.
Grumpy strutted into Aron’s room, its long tail held high, every step oozing feline grace.
Aron’s room was barely 108 square feet, with a kid’s desk, a wardrobe, and a bed crammed inside. The whole place looked like a total mess.
Grumpy moved around the room like it was on patrol, sniffing the air with every elegant step.
Finally, it stopped by the wardrobe and said, “Jamie, Dopey’s scent is close by.”
Sierra said, “Open the wardrobe right in front of you.”
Jamie reached out to open the wardrobe.
Just then, Aron’s mother burst in, shouting, “How dare you dig through my son’s wardrobe?”
Jamie felt she was ridiculous. “Seriously? You think I came here just to take a quick peek and leave?”
Without another word, he swung the wardrobe open.
Dealing with folks like them, talking any more was just pointless
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But the dog was nowhere to be found. The wardrobe was stuffed full of kids’ clothes, nothing else.
Jamie’s expression froze for a moment before he started frantically digging through the wardrobe.
But after digging around for a good while, he still came up empty-handed.
“How… how could this be?” Jamie muttered in disbelief. His facerned ghostly pale.
Even the folks watching the stream were caught off guard.
[How could it not be there?]
[Not in the wardrobe? Should you check again? Maybe there’s a hidden spot or something?]
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[That’s an IKEA wardrobe. No way there’s a secret compartment Maybe Dopey was just hanging out in Aron’s room before, so its scent stuck around. Grumpy’s a cat after all. It could’ve messed up.]
[Did we really blame Aron for nothing?]
[No way we got it wrong. Didn’t you hear what Sierra said? Aron bullies the dog every time he comes over. Grumpy’s way too fierce, so Aron doesn’t dare mess with it.
[But Dopey’s super gentle and never holds a grudge, so Aron always picks on it.]
[But the thing is, Dopey is not in the wardrobe at all. Could it be hidden in another room?]
The chat was blowing up with people guessing where Dopey could be stashed.
Most of the viewers were long-time fans of Sierra, so hardly anyone doubted her judgment.
And nobody’s blind here. If Aron’s parents didn’t have something fishy going on, they wouldn’t have snapped like that.
[Aron’s parents are definitely hiding something. Jamie, you gotta make sure this whole family pays!]
[Just call the cops already.]
Jamie saw the comments and said, “Exactly! You’re just trying to confuse everyone! My dog is definitely still in your house. If you keep denying it, I’m calling the cops!”
Aron’s parents’ faces instantly changed.
“Oh, so you break into my house, accuse my kid, and now you’ve got the nerve to call the cops?” Aron’s mother snapped.
Aron’s father jumped in, “Since you didn’t find your damn dog, get out of my house already!”
Jamie was so furious that his jaw clenched tight. “I’m not leaving until I find my dog today.”
Then he locked eyes with Aron. “Aron, after all the things I’ve given you, this is how you treat me? Just give me my dog back before I call the cops, and I’ll let it go, or…”
Aron was so freaked out that he started bawling his eyes out.
That made Aron’s parents snap. “Enough! How many times do I have to say it? There’s no dog here that you keep going on about…”
Just as the argument was reaching a boiling point, Grumpy suddenly meowed and started pacing by the desk.
It said urgently, “There’s Dopey’s scent coming from the cabinet in this desk, Jamie. Hurry and open it!”
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Sierra jumped in right away. “Grumpy says there’s something off about the desk, Jamie. Open up the cabinet and check!”
Jamie didn’t hesitate. He reached out to open the desk cabinet.
As soon as Jamie pulled open the first cabinet, a caramel-colored little dog with silky, smooth fur appeared on the livestream.
“Dopey!” Jamie cried out. He saw Dopey wrapped up in white cloth strips like a muminy, with its mouth tightly bound in a thick bundle.
Jamie’s eyes welled up with tears as he saw his dog like that. He hurried to pull Dopey out of the cabinet.
Sierra stayed calm, her voice steady. “Jamie, don’t panic. Just send me your address in a private message. I’ll get a vet nearby to come over.”
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