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"Your dad... seemed to have misunderstood

something."

'What misunderstanding could it be?' Penny wondered, glossing her eyes over the faces in front of her.

All of them carried this strange look that had a mix of disbelief, shame, and everything. It tickled her

curiosity.

At the same time, Butler Jen noticed the tip of the cage peeking out behind Haines. He stretched his neck out of curiosity, squinting as he saw something inside.

"An otter?" he blurted out quietly, but with the silence, his confused voice was clearer than it should be. @

"An otter?" Hugo repeated, eyes at Butler Jen.

Butler Jen gazed at Hugo and then at Penny before shifting his eyes to the rest of the family.

"It's not an otter," Haines sighed helplessly, glancing at

Charles to let the man explain.

At this point, Charles's spirit already hit rock bottom.

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He looked at Penny apologetically, retrieving his hand from Atlas and Slater.

"It's a mouse," Charles confessed as he reluctantly stepped away, granting Penny and Hugo a glimpse of what was behind them.

Hugo and Penny intuitively shifted their eyes to the large cage and the animal inside. They looked at it emotionlessly, blinking, trying to figure out what it

was.

"A baby elephant?" Hugo guessed, and at the same time, Penny also spoke. "Chinchilla?"

Atlas's and Haines's faces twitched at Hugo's guess.

"A baby elephant?" Atlas couldn't help but repeat in dismay. Did his brother secretly have eye problems?

Charles sighed helplessly and squatted down to Penny. "Penny, I'm sorry. I don't know what came to me and misunderstood it." - when Penny asked, Tiana was at the table with her, after all.

worry. I'll get it right next

- she didn't want to risk

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heart sank as

rounder.

her response, Atlas and Slater frowned. Their dad tried his best. Was getting her the wrong thing that big of

chance?

the other hand, raised their brows, eyes fixed

on the other hand,

you're upset that Dad got you the wrong gift, you can't just ignore his efforts. It's still a gift and you should still be

fan the flames. "Dad still did

a word, but he was also displeased that Penny would be so heartless not to give

another chance.

you should have said everything in detail to avoid this,"

moods we

glanced at the

at the worried

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Haines, she flinched at the coldness. flickering

it was

be that close to her, but he never looked at her so cold and distant. But right

was looking at

of Penny, she thought. 'Uncle Haines will soon realize I'm simply

gaze scared her, she ignored him. "So, in a way, it's partly your

was firm and cold while his

would think you're sowing discord

Huh?

brother blankly. "No, that's not... Second Brother,

someone who will be unset

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smile. "And even if she will be, I disagree

sighed. "Penny's not at fault

it's all my fault."

Penny and held her chubby hands. "Penny, Papa is really

there's no need for that because you already. did." Penny smiled, ignoring Nina because she was a waste of breath. However, she still made a mental note to put her in her place later. Penny clasped Charles's hand and sweetly said, "I don't

the best!" she added to

heart, but also, a little worried

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