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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.

I'll get it right

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

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heart sank as his

rounder.

frowned. Their dad tried his best. Was getting her the wrong thing that big of a deal

chance?

on the other hand, raised their brows,

other

can't just ignore his efforts. It's still

didn't fan the flames. "Dad

he was also displeased that Penny would be so heartless

another chance.

you should have said everything in detail to avoid this," Nina continued, sensing that her

moods we

She glanced at

than at the

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Haines, she flinched at the coldness.

it was

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

though he was looking

like this because of Penny, she thought. 'Uncle Haines will soon realize

scared her, she ignored him. "So,

His tone was firm

I would think you're sowing

Huh?

she looked at her second brother blankly. "No, that's

someone who will be unset over

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smile. "And even if she will be,

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

it's all my fault."

Penny and held her chubby hands. "Penny, Papa

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 anymore because that one is a hundred. times better!" whatever

Papa! You're the best!" she added

Charles's eyes slowly melted 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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