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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."

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

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

Don't worry. I get tons of gifts

"You do?"

Patricia happily slid beside Penny. "Whenever my dad meets his business partners or some other people, they always

start!"

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

her chest and scoffed, very much offended by

Yes.

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

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

me back. I

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taste."

eventually started giving her more attention. Patricia might be bragging, but she was mentioning a lot of business people they were connected

your family is

and proudly said, "Yes,

1

Penny nodded

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 for

she quickly remembered the Miller 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 she was so proud of

'Penny thought because, at this point, Patricia was giving out important pieces of information without realizing it. 2 'She might be very useful,'Penny

mind, Penny

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short-lived when she remembered

proud and naive

in her first life. 'Back then, I was also proud of my brothers and

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

I don't think you should be saying all of those