Chapter 840

“It doesn't bite.”

Hazel 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 Hazel's touch, rubbing against her palm with force, making a soft purring sound. Soon, the so