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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."

slid the gift back to Penny. "It's rude when

blinked and said. "But I don't have the money to buy

get tons

"You do?"

they always bring gifts! They know my dad

start!"

"So, does this mean you only picked up one of the gifts to give

much offended by that question.

Yes.

because I know they worked hard for it, alright?

your

me back. I know you can't

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taste."

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

said your family is the

her chin and proudly said, "Yes,

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nodded in

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

headlines in the business news recently. Now, Penny realized Patricia might be a sneaky little. devil, but she was so proud of her family that she never lied

Family should teach the new generation when to keep their mouths closed, 'Penny thought because, at this point, Patricia was giving out important pieces of information without realizing

thought in mind, Penny was pleased.

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short-lived when she remembered

at the proud and

her first life. 'Back then, I was also proud of my brothers and the Bennet's...' to the point, she would

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

to know," Penny blurted out, stopping Patricia's nonstop chit-chat. "But I don't think you should be saying