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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."

back to Penny. "It's rude when

said. "But I don't have

fine! Don't worry. I get tons

"You do?"

slid beside Penny. "Whenever my dad meets his business partners or some other people, they always bring gifts! They know my dad treasures me the most, so they think if they give me

start!"

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

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

Yes.

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

to be your friend?' Penny faintly

about gifting 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

family is the

her chin and proudly said, "Yes, that is

1

nodded in

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

this she quickly remembered the Miller Family's business as they had been causing headlines in the business news recently. Now, Penny realized

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

thought in mind,

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short-lived when

at the proud

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

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

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

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