"You can die with them and be buried together," I countered.
"Laura, shut up!"
Eugene couldn't bear it anymore and interrupted me harshly.
His assistant said something to him, and he looked at the mortician.
He walked over and ordered arrogantly, "I'll pay you three times your salary. Restore these puppies first and make them look their best."
I stood between them. "No! I won't let you do that to Anna."
Eugene finally noticed what I had said.
He sneered, "You say this is Anna? This trick might fool a three-year-old."
I blocked Anna and trembled. "She's dead. She was killed by dogs. Half her face was chewed off. Are you satisfied now?"
Eugene remained indifferent. "It's good that such a troublemaker is dead."
He ordered the bodyguards to pull me away, drag Anna to the floor, and then place the puppies in front of the mortician.
"Laura, you always go against me without considering your situation."
Using all my strength, I broke free and rushed to Anna, holding her tightly in my arms. "Eugene, you're a beast. You deserve to die."
The mortician couldn't stand it and refused Eugene's request.
Eugene's patience was exhausted.
"As long as these puppies can't be properly buried, the funeral home will be out of power. Let's see how long you can hold out," he said.
The other people at the funeral home were dissatisfied and started to make a scene.
But facing such a large group of bodyguards, they didn't dare do anything to Eugene.
Instead, they turned their anger on me.
They drove Anna and me out.
Eugene watched with a hint of schadenfreude in his eyes.
Anna's body had started to rot, emitting a faint stench.
I gently patted her. "Don't be afraid, baby. I am here. I'm sorry for your suffering."
Jessica's dog was brought over.
I tightened my hold on Anna and covered her eyes with my hand.
Eugene stood in front of me. "Didn't you say this rotting corpse is Anna? Then let her apologize."
Before I could react, the dog lunged at us.
The smell of blood excited it, and it started biting Anna.
I threw myself over Anna to protect her, but I couldn't cover her entirely.
The pain from the bites was so excruciating that I almost fainted.
Crying, I apologized to Eugene, "I'm sorry. Please, let me go."
"Only now do you know to apologize?" Eugene raised an eyebrow.
I kept bowing to him. After what felt like an eternity, he was finally satisfied and had the dog taken away.
I hurried to check on Anna.