“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?”

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

“What Pepper?”

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

started barking

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

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

her eyebrows furrowed in confusion. “This is the dog you

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

confusion was mingled with panic

only to find Josie and Pepper snuggling up to

forward, her hands trembling. “Mother, as you know, I’ve forgotten many things. I never thought that

it was extremely resistant as

change.” Claudia spoke

did you get here? Where

matter to attend to, so his secretary came to pick him

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

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