40 Tomorrow's gonna be their doomsday!

40 Tomorrow's gonna be their

doomsday!

"Apologize to Second Brother. You owe him that and

he deserves it." o

Slater furrowed his brows. For a moment, he thought she would ask him to be a slave or take his chocolates. This was not something he expected.

He pressed his lips and nodded. "Fine. I'll do it."

"Good." Penny waved dismissively and signaled him to step aside.

Slater quickly got her message and jumped away. He watched Penny stride off without looking back.

“I think I'm safe..... for now," he whispered, heaving a sigh of relief at convincing Penny to not tell their parents. "Wait... I only told her not to tell Mom and

Dad, but I didn't tell her she can't tell others!"

Slater panicked and was about to run after her to

clarify it. Ho ver, with the dirty laundry in his hand,

he hesitated.

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"She's not that slow not to understand that I didn't want her to tell anyone, right?"

*

In the master's bedroom, Allison sat on the edge of the bed while rubbing her hands with hand cream.

"Charles, is there a problem in the company again?" she asked as she noticed her husband staring at the laptop intently.

Charles was already on the bed, but his laptop was still on his lap, and some notes with a pen in his hand. "No. The company is doing much better. Thanks to Penny, many want to invest in our next project." "Then what seems to be the problem? Why do you look so serious?"

"Well." Charles lifted his eyeglasses over his head and smiled. "Penny has been very helpful in the company. She only solved one problem, but I don't think there would be any major issues about the matter for a few years."

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today, she's very sweet. Do you know what she told me to make her

she is Charles Bennet's

fine?" Allison recalled and

and also very sweet - she is truly a gift, just like what we always prayed for," he said. "So, I want to make up for

a little

would turn thirteen. They were born on the same day, so they had the same

specifically asked them not to host a party for her. Thinking about it, her

is right, Charles," she

Penny feel an extra we brought home to clear our conscience. After all, I listened to Penny's request to not have a

Nina's birthday celebration."

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only daughter. Nina loved it. However, with Penny now in the household, it would be too insensitive to throw a big party

thing for one felt like neglecting the other. Charles pressed his lips. He hated it, but at the same time, he knew Haines only had

laptop and dragged himself near her. He held her hand and smiled bitterly. "We're not sending Nina away. We're just... sharing. We can still take care of her and look after her. It's just that our Penny hadn't been with us for the first thirteen years. This would be her first birthday

but the determination in his eyes was palpable "If we don't choose now, I'm afraid sooner or later they'll have to make the decision we didn't. If that happens, we might

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forever."

eyes. "What

think of us?"

understand."

what Nina

is a good kid. She might not have matured like Penny, but I'm certain

Butler Jen told me about his observation of the Cortez Family and he thinks they might be

still reluctant, but she smiled subtly. "Then let's talk

after the couple

a knock on

Papa? Are you

brows, watching the door open from

something you need?" Allison

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gonna

asked.

near the bed. "Mama, Papa, can I

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