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"Penny."

Penny stopped and looked back, tilting her head curiously. Atlas stood in the mezzanine while looking in her direction.

"What is it?" she asked when he didn't say anything even after their eyes met.

"Thanks."

Her brows knitted. "For?"

"The book recommendation," was his answer, assuming Penny would already figure it out. "It might be long overdue, but thanks."

"Ah." She smiled. "No biggie."

And Penny quickly turned her back on him and went to her bedroom.

"Atlas stared at her retreating figure and frowned. "Did I thank her a little too late?"

Another deep exhale slipped past his lips, snapping his eyes up to her figure. "She's being indifferent again."

Penny was like hot and cold: some days she was appreciative, but most of the time, she was indifferent. She was especially nonchalant when taking credits, making one wonder if she was just not interested in the person or if she simply didn't care.

"Tsk" Atlas pinched the bridge of his nose and shook his head, walking away to his room. I think I need to make more effort. 2

being said. At least, he expected that people would naturally ask if they didn't

own.

to be worse

and quickly forgot about it. Her mind was more

She checked the contents once again, nodding to herself. After that, she reached out

pants up but to no avail. It got

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in front of the full-body mirror, her face twisted in dismay. "Didn't I just buy this yesterday?" she gasped, thinking she even

it wouldn't fit

a ton of weight every

her before she reluctantly took off her spy attire. How nice would it be

and wearing them easily. She then wore her pajamas over her outdoor clothes, knowing it was much better to be safe than sorry.

Penny had a plan.

business, but for her, she wanted to save Grave one way or another. Tucking in the bed, Penny laid flat on her

its impending doom, she murmured, staring at the high ceiling blankly. "From

she should be punished for it, and Penny was aware of that. However, if she could make a change, then Grace might not be associated with a more violent environment

in priso

it can't be helped. I need Grace to

woke up as a baby, she had an entire infancy to think about her life in the future. The change she made

these mansions and my family... I can't just

parents were not enough for Penny to forget the plans she had for the first decade of her life. Not that that plan originated from hate, but more of the terms of how she wanted to live in the future. That includes the potential talent she had seen in people in her previous

needed

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