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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."

to Penny. "It's rude when someone gives you a

have the money to buy a return

fine! Don't worry. I get tons

"You do?"

this topic brought up, Patricia happily slid beside Penny. "Whenever my dad meets his business partners or some other people, they always bring gifts! They know my dad treasures me the most, so they think if they

start!"

head. "So, does this mean you only

her hand on her chest and scoffed, very much offended by that question.

Yes.

parents. I cherish them so much because I know they worked

to be your friend?'

back. I

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taste."

let Patricia prattle on and on to the point, Penny eventually started giving her more attention. Patricia might be bragging, but she was

you said your family is the Miller Family,

proudly said,

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nodded in

and placed a portion of her money in them, she was holding some extra funds for a quick way to double them so she could use them to invest more and have enough

headlines in the business news recently. Now, Penny realized Patricia

was giving out important pieces of information without

mind, Penny was

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short-lived when she remembered

the proud

but imagine herself in her first life. 'Back then, I was also proud of my brothers and the Bennet's...' to the point, she would also blurt out bits and pieces

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

that's good to know," Penny blurted out, stopping Patricia's nonstop chit-chat. "But I don't think you should be saying all of those things to other people.