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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."

Patricia slid the gift back to Penny. "It's

I don't have the money

I get tons of gifts every

"You do?"

people, they always bring gifts! They know my dad treasures me the most, so they think if they give me

start!"

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

her hand on her chest and scoffed, very much offended by

Yes.

that are meant for me are for me, especially gifts from my parents. I cherish them so much because I know they worked hard for it, alright? And this gift

I agree to be your

gifting me back. I know you can't afford

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taste."

say anything; it 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

your family is the Miller Family,

and proudly said, "Yes,

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Penny nodded in

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 she

Family's business as they had been causing headlines in the business news recently. Now, Penny realized Patricia might be a sneaky little. devil, but

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 it. 2 'She might be very useful,'Penny mentally nodded. 'I

mind,

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when she

proud and

'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.

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

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