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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

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Charles's heart sank as his eyes

rounder.

the wrong thing that big of a deal for her not to give him

chance?

and Allison, on the other hand, raised their

the other hand, secretly

spoke hesitatingly. "Even if 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

the flames.

also displeased that Penny would

another chance.

should have said everything in detail to avoid this," Nina continued,

moods we

glanced at

ani than at the worried Allison but

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veered to Haines, she flinched at the coldness.

it was

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

though he was looking

was like this because of Penny, she thought. 'Uncle Haines

she ignored him. "So, in

this time, Hugo spoke. His tone was firm and cold while his eyes carried dissatisfaction. "If

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

Huh?

her second brother blankly. "No, that's not... Second Brother, I'm just trying

who will be

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"And even if she will

at fault

it's all my fault."

closer to Penny and held her chubby hands.

a waste of breath. However, she still made a mental note to put her in her place later. Penny clasped Charles's hand

she added to make

away at her soft appearance. Relief surged in his heart, but also, a little worried that she was simply saying this not to make

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