"Ms. Ellison doesn't like it. When I was little, I secretly raised one, and when she found out, it was given away the next day."
"..." Eve Sherman was somewhat at a loss for words.
"After that, I stopped raising them. After all, if she doesn't like it and I still keep them, it's clearly defying her, which would make her unhappy. I don't want her to be unhappy."
"But she's really unhappy now."
Eve Sherman said instinctively.
Stellan Sutton was silent for a moment.
Then she felt she might have said something wrong, and explained, "I didn't mean anything else."
"I know, but I feel these two things can't be compared. Raising a dog and liking someone are different. Wanting to have someone because you like them isn't wrong in itself, is it?"
"Hmm..."
Eve Sherman nodded, not responding further.
