“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,

“What Pepper?”

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

barking at

Josie held it, doing

face was as pale as a sheet. Seeing the dog gradually calm down, she finally breathed a sigh of relief. However, she

“This is the dog you

turned even paler. She looked somewhat

now. Heather’s confusion was mingled

turned around, only to find Josie and Pepper snuggling up to each

forgotten many things. I never thought that I would be afraid of

to approach Pepper, but it was extremely

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

get here? Where is Dexter?”

an unexpected matter to attend to, so

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

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