Chapter 108


    A shadow rushed over, babbling excitedly, "Max, my Max."


    Ste looked up to see a girl in a gray down jacket and a red scarf running towards them. She was


    dressed warmly, but judging by her movements and demeanor, she was probably about the same


    age as them. Behind her were a group of men and a few heavily bundled girls.


    Ste''s heart pounded. This group was heading towards Cooper.


    When she saw the girl rushing to embrace Cooper, Ang forcibly pushed her away, shouting,


    "What are you doing?"


    Caught off guard, the girl was pushed to the ground by Ang. Several men immediately


    surrounded them, menacingly asking, "Why are you hitting her?"


    "Hitting her?" Ang was not afraid, "Youy one finger on our dog, I’m gonna beat you up."


    "Enough." The girl clumsily got up and exined to Ang, "This is my dog."


    "Your dog?" Cody almostughed, "There''s no name on his forehead. How can you prove it?"


    The girl didn''t bother arguing with him. Instead, she bent over and beckoned to Cooper, her voice


    incredibly soft, "Max, it''s mommy."


    Cooper bared his teeth and retreated towards Ste.


    "Max, why don''t you recognize mommy?" The girl was heartbroken, her voice choking up, "You


    were just a little puppy when I brought you home. How could you forget me?"


    "Back off." Ang was annoyed, "Our dog is named Cooper, not Max. Stop messing around or we


    won''t be polite."


    This wasn''t the first time someone had tried to im Cooper.


    "This really is my dog. He disappeared while I was taking care of him. I even posted a lost dog


    notice." The girl insisted, "If you don''t believe me, watch. He responds when I call his name."


    Ang wasn''t blind. She had seen Cooper''s strange reaction, but Cooper was a stray. To put it


    bluntly, he was abandoned by an irresponsible owner. No matter who he belonged to before, now


    that Ste had taken him in, he was hers. He was an indispensable part of the 18th floor gang.


    Both sides imed Cooper as their own, and the situation quickly escted.


    Upon hearing that someone was trying to take Cooper, Rosie rushed over and held onto Cooper


    tightly, dering her ownership, "Cooper is ours!"


    Ste didn''t rush to speak. Instead, she quietly observed the people in front of her.


    Seeing Cooper''s reaction, she knew that the girl was his former owner.


    Cooper held grudges, but he didn''t rush to attack her like he did with Hector, probably out of


    gratitude for her care. After all, there were feelings involved.


    Cooper might be grateful, but did the girl truly miss Cooper? If she couldn''t take care of him, she


    could have given him to a friend. Why did she sell him to a dog meat restaurant?


    If it weren''t for Cooper''s clever escape, he would have ended up as a meal. Huh, now she had the


    nerve to im him again?


    Ste didn''t miss the greed and urgency in the eyes of the people behind the girl - they wanted


    meat.


    The girl in front of her kept calling "Max", but how much affection was there in her eyes? If Cooper


    went with her, he would end up in a steaming stew of dog meat.


    "You say he''s yours, so I should believe you?" Steughed coldly, "If I say you''re an animal, does


    that make you an animal?"


    "You...how could you insult me?" The girl was instantly angered, and shouted at Ste, "I haven''t


    called you a dog thief yet. You stole my dog."


    Seeing the girl yelling at Ste, Cooper showed his teeth and growled at the girl, "Woof!"


    "Max, why are you mad at mommy?" The girl paused, then started crying, "Ever since you went


    missing, I’ve been looking for you every day. It''s all my fault for not taking good care of you."


    Cooper frowned, showing disgust, and his sharp fangs lifted.


    Cody felt angry and took out a bat to drive them away, "Can''t you see, this is not your dog. If you


    don''t leave, we won''t be polite."


    The girl insisted that Cooper was theirs, and they would take him away today no matter what.


    The situation escted, with both sides pushing and shoving. If it weren''t for the police nearby,


    weapons would have already been drawn.


    As a fight was about to break out, a police car stopped in the distance, "What are you doing?"


    The girl''s group faltered, retreating several steps.


    Two men got out of the car, one of whom was Evan, the middle-aged man who had just given a


    speech. He walked over, saying, "You''re all young and full of life. Instead of figuring out how to


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    Seeing the police, the girl acted as if she had seen her father, "Officer, you''vee at just the right


    time. They stole my dog and won''t admit it."


    "What dog?"


    Evan''s sharp gaze fell on Cooper, and he was instantly amazed. What a beautiful German


    Shepherd, not only was his fur shiny and dense, but his physique was outstanding.


    He had encountered countless police dogs in his youth, especially German Shepherds, who were


    intelligent and obedient, the most loyal and reliable partners forw enforcement. But even so, this


    was the first time he had seen such arge and strong German Shepherd.


    Were German Shepherds this big? The muscles all over his body suggested that he weighed at


    least 70 or 80 pounds. Just by looking at his stance and gaze, it was clear that he had received


    professional training. It wouldn''t be an exaggeration to say that he was a police dog.


    Evan scanned the group, his gazending on Jasper. The young man was full of energy and he


    clearly had a military or police background.


    He redirected his gaze to the sobbing girl, "What happened?"


    The girl repeated the story, insisting that Cooper was her lost dog, "I have proof of purchase. I


    bought him for $1200, but I lost my phone. Otherwise, I would have pictures." Two men confirmed


    her story, saying they could vouch that the dog was hers.


    Cooper had been missing for almost a year, and both parties insisted that he was theirs.


    Evan looked at Ste, "Youngdy, do you have any proof?"


    Ste didn''t answer him, but turned to the girl, "Are you sure you lost him, and didn''t sell him to a


    dog meat restaurant?"


    "I paid $1200 for him, I would be crazy to sell him to a dog meat restaurant."


    Upon hearing the words "dog meat restaurant", Cooper''s fur stood on end. If it weren''t for Ste


    holding him back, he would have pounced on the girl. The girl was frightened by Cooper''s ferocity


    and instinctively stepped back.


    Evan watched but didn''t say anything.


    "Okay, if you say he''s yours, do you know how many scars he has on his body?"


    The girl responded quickly, "I treated him like a treasure. He didn''t have any scars when he went


    missing."


    She didn''t know, but Ste did. He had been beaten, engaged in fights with stray dogs, and had


    over twenty scars on his body, especially a scar on his brow bone from a cut during the flood


    incident.


    As she listened to Ste recount the stories behind each scar, the girl was left speechless, her


    words caught in her throat.