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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."

Penny. "It's rude

"But I don't have the money to buy

worry. I get tons of gifts every

"You do?"

business partners or some other people, they always bring gifts! They know my dad treasures me the most, so they think if they give me a gift, it would be

start!"

you only picked up one

and scoffed, very much offended by

Yes.

are meant for me are for me, especially gifts from my parents. I cherish them so much because I know they

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

gifting me back. I know you can't afford

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taste."

attention. Patricia might be bragging,

you said your family

and proudly said,

1

nodded

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

as they had been causing headlines in the business news recently. Now, Penny realized Patricia might be a

of information

mind, Penny was

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short-lived when she remembered

proud

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

people surrounding the adult Penny are smart, capable, and

Patricia's nonstop chit-chat. "But I don't think you should be saying all of those things to other people. They

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