“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?”

housekeeper quickly shielded her. “Ms. Olsen, it’s all right. It’s just

“What Pepper?”

to squirm in Josie’s arms. If she hadn’t been holding

barking

Josie held it, doing her best to soothe the dog’s emotions.

calm down, she finally breathed a sigh of relief. However, she still didn’t dare to get close. She asked Claudia, “Mother… where did this dog

confusion. “This is the dog you raised when

looked somewhat at a loss. “When I was a child? I-I don’t remember.”

see clearly now. Heather’s confusion

turned around, only to find Josie and Pepper snuggling up

“Mother, as you know, I’ve forgotten many things. I never thought

was extremely resistant as if it had seen an

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

get here?

her senses. “He had an unexpected matter to

even raised a dog. Why has no one ever told me?”

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