I said don't worry about it, they will probably spray the whole side of your car anyway if your going to get that MASSIVE other dent fixed that DEFIANTLY wasn't me.
Where I live, a cat going missing is usually around 24 hours. They don't seem to understand a cat can wonder off for a bit. Then you get you get "cat reunited with owner". So the cat just came back then. Queue lots of ste emojis of the smiley face hugging the heart.