Then Noelle ran out with the Samoyed, looking upset. “Elizabeth, she’s gone. Don’t grieve.” She paused, then added, “How about letting Snowball eat your mother’s ashes?”

My mind went blank. “What did you just say?”

At that moment, Jackson appeared behind her and approached me. “Snowball just finished treatment and isn’t fully nourished yet. Elizabeth, go ahead; this will bring good karma for your mother. Isn’t she religious? She’d be happy knowing she saved a dog’s life.”

I couldn’t believe it. “You two monsters! That’s my mother! You can’t touch her!”

By then, the bodyguards had surrounded me. They scattered the ashes on the ground in front of me.

I watched helplessly as the Samoyed slowly ate my beloved. It licked its lips, wanting more and barked at me.

I struggled, my eyes blazing with fury. “You monsters! I’ll kill you all!”

Jackson said coldly, “Rude. Snowball just ate and needs silence. Make her stop.”

A loud slap hit. “Jackson, you have no heart!” I screamed, but he held Noelle tightly, not looking back.

I was dragged to the basement and beaten all night, covered in bruises. Meanwhile, Jackson and Noelle watched fireworks on a luxury cruise ship.