Just because.

"That poor child." grandma Zhang said under her breath as she eased herself into a rocking chair in the kitchen which was put there specifically for her comfort when she was supervising the maids in the kitchen.

Meowwwww, Meow

The loud disgruntled cry of two cats stopped her from lowering her buttocks any further down. Two cats jumped out of the chair, one black and one gold. 

When they sped past her, grandma Zhang clutched her heart because they frightened her. 

"Oh, that scared me!" she exclaimed. 

She looked back to ensure that there was nothing else in the chair and then sat down. 

The head of the housekeepers in the family was quick to apologize to her. "Sorry elder madam, we didn't know what to do with the cats because they belong to the young master and miss and they were sleeping peacefully." 

She looked worried, fear prominent in her eyes because she was terrified that she and the others would all be fired.