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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."

to Penny. "It's rude

have the money to buy a

worry. I get tons of gifts

"You do?"

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

start!"

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

scoffed, very much offended by that

Yes.

so much because I

your friend?'

about gifting me back. I know you can't

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taste."

more attention. Patricia might be bragging, but she was mentioning a lot of business people they were connected with, or some who were simply trying to start a relationship

your family is the Miller

and proudly said, "Yes,

1

nodded

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

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

because, at this point, Patricia was giving out important pieces of information without realizing

in mind,

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was short-lived when she

the proud and naive

of my brothers and the Bennet's...' to the point, she would

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

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

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