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Despite the buzz the bet created, Penny quickly moved on from it. It was not that she didn't understand how big of a deal that bet was, she simply couldn't care less.

Penny sat on her seat and happily took off her bag when suddenly, a small present landed on her desk.

"Huh?"

Looking up, she saw Patricia towering over her with a sweet smile. "It's my little peace offering."

י

"..." Penny skeptically gazed at the small box wrapped beautifully with a pink ribbon. 'Is this a glitter bomb?"

"I know we started on the wrong foot, but I chose to forgive you," Patricia magnanimously expressed.

"But I hadn't forgiven myself." Sarcasm laced Penny's voice, but

Patricia didn't get it.

"It's alright. I forgave you. It doesn't matter anymore." Patricia grinned. "Are we okay now?"

Penny gazed down at the little present and then up at the pretty young miss. Truthfully, Penny already knew this girl was trouble. This little act reminded her of how Nina befriended the naive young Penny in her first life.

"Okay." She nodded but then slid the gift back to Patricia. "I don't like gifts."

"But you hadn't opened it yet!" Patricia frowned. "You don't know if

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you like it or not."

"It's okay. I don't like gifts and surprises in general."

it." Patricia slid the gift back to Penny. "It's rude when someone gives you a present

don't have the money to

worry. I get

"You do?"

other people, they always bring gifts! They know my dad

start!"

see." Penny rocked her head. "So, does this mean you only picked up one of the gifts to give

scoffed, very much offended by that question. "Do you

Yes.

them so much because I know they worked hard for it, alright? And this gift is something

did I agree to be your friend?' Penny faintly clicked

me back. I

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taste."

was the truth. She let Patricia prattle on and on to the point, Penny eventually started giving her more attention. Patricia might be bragging, but she was mentioning a lot of business people they were connected with, or some who were simply trying to start a relationship with their

family is the

raised her chin and proudly said, "Yes, that

1

Penny nodded

night, Penny would spend hours reading current events and learning the market flow. Although she already knew where to invest and placed a portion of her money in them, she was holding some extra funds for a quick way to double them so

remembered the Miller Family's business as they had been causing headlines in the business news recently. Now, Penny

information without realizing it. 2 'She might be very useful,'Penny mentally nodded. 'I probably didn't need to invest in intel for now. Well,

mind, Penny was

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short-lived when

the proud

of my brothers and the Bennet's...' to the point, she would also blurt out

and open as Patricia's, but the people surrounding the adult Penny are smart, capable, and cunning individuals. All they needed to hear was

stopping Patricia's nonstop chit-chat. "But I don't think you should

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