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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

need." - she didn't want

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heart sank

rounder.

best. Was getting her the wrong thing that big of a deal for her not to give

chance?

hand, raised their brows, eyes

other hand, secretly

Dad got you the wrong gift, you can't just ignore his efforts. It's still a gift and you should still be grateful." "That's

the flames. "Dad still did

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

another chance.

have said everything in detail to

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glanced

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to Haines, she flinched at the

it was

but he never looked at her so cold and distant. But right

though he was

was like this because of Penny, she thought. 'Uncle Haines will soon realize I'm simply showing her true colors,' she convinced herself. Hence,

ignored him. "So, in a way, it's partly your

tone was firm and cold while his eyes carried

family, I would think you're sowing discord between Penny and

Huh?

turned pale as she looked at her second brother blankly. "No,

Inny isn't someone who will be

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"And even if she will be, I

and sighed. "Penny's not at fault here. I was too

it's all my fault."

to Penny and held her chubby

put her in her place later. Penny clasped Charles's hand and sweetly said, "I don't want a mouse anymore because that one is a hundred. times better!"

the best!" she added

but also, a little worried that

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