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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

don't have the money to buy a

Don't worry. I get tons of gifts every

"You do?"

course!" With this topic brought up, Patricia happily slid beside Penny. "Whenever my dad meets his business partners or some other people, they always bring gifts!

start!"

you only picked up one of the

chest and scoffed, very much offended by that question. "Do you think I'm like

Yes.

cherish them so much because I know they worked hard for it,

to be your friend?' Penny

worry about gifting me back. I know

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taste."

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

family is

chin and proudly said, "Yes,

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Penny 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 so she could use them to invest

news recently. Now, Penny realized Patricia might be a sneaky little. devil, but she was so proud

Miller 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

mind, Penny was pleased.

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short-lived when

the proud and

I was also proud of my brothers and the Bennet's...' to the point, she would also blurt out

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

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