“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?”

“Ms. Olsen, it’s all right. It’s just

“What Pepper?”

causing it to squirm in Josie’s arms. If

started barking

okay! Pepper, everything’s fine now!” Josie held it, doing her best to soothe the dog’s emotions.

dog gradually 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

in confusion. “This is the dog you raised when you were

words, Heather’s face turned even paler. She looked somewhat at a loss. “When

could see clearly now. Heather’s confusion was mingled with

around, only to find Josie and

I’ve forgotten many things. I never thought that I would be afraid of dogs when I

extremely resistant as

It’s normal to be scared. People change.” Claudia spoke up, preventing

you get here? Where is Dexter?”

returned to her senses. “He had an unexpected matter to attend to, so his secretary came

Heather gave a bitter smile. “I’ve even raised a dog. Why has no one ever told me?”

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