Comeback Of The Adored Heiress

Chapter 1391:

His eyes brightened instantly. Other kids! And a dog! That was enough to make his little heart race with excitement.

Without a second thought, Collier abandoned his toy motorcycle and tiptoed toward the sounds.

As he neared the clearing, the scene before him came into view. Three kids stood in a loose circle around a tree. Tied to the trunk was a dog, its silver-gray fur matted and dirty. The children, laughing, hurled stones at it, their faces lit with amusement.

Each time the poor dog dodged a rock, another child would take aim, and it would yelp in pain.

Instead of stopping, the kids cheered even louder, delighted by their cruel game.

Collier’s stomach twisted. He had imagined seeing children playing happily with a dog, not… this.

cheerful at first, but the happiness belonged only to the children. The dog, however, was anything but happy—it stood

low, and every so often, a faint whimper of pain escaped. Its silver-gray fur was filthy, tangled with dust and grime from the relentless pelting of stones. Just as the kids bent down to grab more rocks,

he cried, his small face scrunched in anger. “It’s wrong to hurt

children spun around, startled. The tallest of them, a boy nearly a head taller than Collier, squinted at him, sizing him up. Then, with a sneer, he scoffed,

back just in time. Though the stone missed him,

other two boys, who grinned wickedly. Seeing his reaction, they

we shouldn’t hurt the dog? Fine. If you don’t want us to throw stones at it, then you take its place! We’ll

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kind, but he wasn’t stupid. If he let them do that, he’d end up battered and bruised just like the dog. And if his parents, his sister, and his

way. Not

refuse!” he snapped, standing

the boys didn’t care about his answer. They exchanged glances, their grins widening. “Let’s grab him and tie him up!” one of