By the time Olivia and Clementine arrived, Harper would probably have left anyway, thanks to Eve. A cattle dog mix. It didn't work out with Eve and Jill. Why not? I don't know. It would have been nice if dogs could talk or if you could see inside their heads. It would be nice in a lot of situations because it would make a lot of things easier. Especially for dogs that have been adopted and were unknown in the past. Yes, but also for those who came to you as puppies.

It could also be that you left Eve at home and Ryan.... Reese.... something with an R, would then have to look after the family dog. If so, this one did. Question mark. In all those years, Harper had seen the man with Eve twice? It couldn't have been more than that. Or maybe she never saw him at all. Could be. Usually she only saw Olivia. Sometimes her daughter, but mostly Olivia.

It was funny. Asher and Clementine were not accused of having an affair, although that would have been possible, as they were also seen together with the dogs. Why not? Nothing fitted the picture, it was too far-fetched. A close friend's daughter. Certainly not. With a difference of twenty years? Certainly not. Besides, Asher would be too old for Clementine. Absolutely not.