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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.

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Charles's heart sank as his eyes

rounder.

tried his best. Was getting her the wrong thing

chance?

and Allison, on the other hand,

on the other hand, secretly

like that," Nina spoke hesitatingly. "Even if you're upset that Dad got you the wrong gift, you can't just

fan the flames. "Dad still

say a word, but he was also displeased that Penny would be so

another chance.

to

moods we

She glanced at

at the worried Allison but

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Haines, she flinched

it was

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

he was

this turmoil in her heart boil. Haines was like this because of Penny, she thought. 'Uncle Haines will soon realize I'm simply showing her true colors,' she

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

Hugo spoke. His tone was firm and

would think you're

Huh?

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

who will

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

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

it's all my fault."

smile as he moved closer to Penny and held her chubby hands. "Penny, Papa is really sorry,

because you already. did." Penny smiled, ignoring Nina because she 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 anymore because

you, Papa! You're the best!" she added

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

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