“It doesn’t bite.”

Josie slowly crouched down, patting the head of the dog named Pepper, who surprisingly didn’t shy away. “For a dog, a decade or so is already a long life,” she said.

“Yes, indeed.”

Pepper patiently waited from its youth until its old age, all for the return of its owner.

It responded to Josie’s touch, rubbing against her palm with force, making a soft purring sound. Soon, the sound grew louder, eventually turning into a full-blown bark, startling even Claudia.

Josie remained still, letting it move. She wanted to hold it with both hands.

Just then, Heather’s voice came from outside. “Where is Mother?”

The housekeeper replied, “She’s inside.”

As Heather pushed the door open and stepped in, she was immediately greeted by the near-mad barking of a dog. Startled, she instinctively hid behind the housekeeper, exclaiming, “What? What is that? Where did this dog come from?”

Olsen, it’s

“What Pepper?”

dog, causing it to squirm in Josie’s arms. If she hadn’t been holding it. back, it would have dashed off long ago.

barking at Heather.

held it, doing her best to

dog gradually calm down, she finally breathed a sigh of relief. However, she still

looked at her, her eyebrows furrowed in confusion. “This is the

hearing those words, Heather’s face turned even paler. She looked somewhat

see clearly now. Heather’s confusion was mingled

find Josie and Pepper snuggling up to

her hands trembling. “Mother, as you know, I’ve forgotten many things. I never thought that I would be afraid of dogs when I grew

to approach Pepper, but it was extremely

scared. People change.” Claudia spoke up, preventing her from coming

here? Where is Dexter?”

had an unexpected matter to attend

gave a bitter smile. “I’ve even raised a dog. Why has

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