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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 next

need." - she didn't want to

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heart sank

rounder.

tried his best. Was getting her the wrong thing that

chance?

and Allison, on the other hand, raised their brows,

on the other hand, secretly

be 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 still be grateful." "That's

didn't fan the flames. "Dad still

didn't say a word, but he was also displeased that Penny would be so heartless not

another chance.

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

moods we

glanced at

ani than at the worried

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veered to Haines, she flinched at

it was

her, but he never looked

he was looking at an

boil. Haines was like this because of Penny, she

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

Hugo spoke. His tone was firm and cold while

think you're sowing discord

Huh?

blankly.

isn't someone who will be unset over such

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kind smile. "And even if she will be,

nodded and sighed. "Penny's not at fault here.

it's all my fault."

to Penny and held her chubby hands. "Penny,

waste of breath. However, she still made a mental note to put her in

the best!" she added to make him feel

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 him feel bad. Knowing his father's

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