“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

“What Pepper?”

frightened the dog, causing it to squirm in Josie’s arms. If she hadn’t

barking

everything’s fine now!” Josie held it, doing her best to soothe

pale as a sheet. Seeing the dog gradually calm down, she finally breathed a sigh of relief. However, she still didn’t dare to get close. She

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

face turned even paler. She looked somewhat at a loss. “When I

clearly now. Heather’s confusion was mingled with

Josie and

stepped forward, 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

extremely resistant as if it had

right. It’s normal to be scared. People change.” Claudia spoke up, preventing her from coming any

you get here?

her senses. “He had an unexpected matter to attend to, so

“I’ve even raised a dog.

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