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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

said, "No need." - she didn't want to

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sank as

rounder.

tried his best. Was getting her the wrong thing that big of a deal for her

chance?

hand, raised

the other

like that," Nina 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

didn't fan the flames. "Dad still did

he was also displeased that Penny

another chance.

have said everything in detail to avoid

moods we

glanced

ani than at the worried Allison

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veered to Haines, she flinched at the coldness. flickering

it was

he never looked at her so cold and

though he was looking at an

in her heart boil. Haines was like this because of Penny,

she ignored him. "So, in a

this time, Hugo spoke. His tone was firm and cold while his eyes

think you're sowing discord

Huh?

at her second brother blankly. "No, that's not...

will be unset over such

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offering Nina a kind smile. "And even if she will be, I

nodded and sighed. "Penny's not at fault here. I was too distracted when I asked

it's all my fault."

closer to Penny and held her chubby hands. "Penny, Papa

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 want a mouse

the best!" she added

a little worried that she was simply saying this not to make him

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