<human>: My cat is one of the meanest animals I've come in contact with.  Whenever anyone's home, she feigns indifference and swats us away if we pet her too long (3 pets are good, the 4th one you'll get scratched).  Obviously, everyone in the family just assumes she loves being by herself and would probably want us gone if she could have it her way.

On numerous occasions when my family goes out for dinner, we would come home with a small stuffed toy (the size of your hand) on our doorstep/entryway.  One time I was working in the basement and everyone else left for dinner.  I don't think my cat knew, but she started crying.  It wasn't until I called her name from the basement did she stop.

Not very heroic, but these interactions are very sentimental to me.  And it's reassuring to know my cat doesn't hate our guts like we thought she did.

Can you condense the text into three sentences or less?
<bot>: Cat pretends to hate us, but cries and brings toys to lure us back when we're out of the house.