258 Penny's back

"Who's that?"

"Hmm?" Nina raised her head to the well-dressed man beside her. "Oh, you mean her?"

She glanced back at the window and smiled, before refocusing her attention on her fiancé. "That's Penny."

"That's Penny?"

"Mhm! She's changed a lot, hasn't she?" Nina chuckled. "I'm working on her office

about that?"

- did I tell your

"No, but Penny's back?" The man tilted his head, more interested in Nina's cousin than her current project.

Nina blinked and nodded. "Mhm."

"Since when?"

"Since... not long ago...?" Nina furrowed her brows. "Finn, why are you asking?"

Finn smiled gently. "Just curious. She was quite popular back at Summit Academy."

"Well, yeah. Haha." Nina chuckled. "I remember everyone wearing accessories with her face on them. You were even part of her fan club, right?"

"Yes. Does she still remember me?"

"I'm not sure," Nina sighed, thinking Penny's interests had always been different.

Nina had already shared many details about her personal life with Penny, yet Penny would often ask about things Nina had already told her. It didn't bother Nina, but she wasn't sure if Penny would remember someone like Finn.

a shrug. "After all, you used

gazed at his beautiful fiancée and couldn't help

me like that?" She pouted. "Is there something on my

you and you're

with the back of his hand. "I just missed you more pretty than

his hand. "I missed you too,

I wasn'taway that

like forever." Nina leaned her head on his shoulder, sliding her fingers with his. "I really missed you. And next time, please come out and at least greet Mom and Aunt. Their opinion of you means a lot

"Next time."

you too," he said softly, glancing towards the restaurant. He caught sight of Penny watching their car move

was a desk lamp, casting a dim glow over a mountain of paperwork. Ray sighed for the

grumbled, thinking of his stubborn cousin. "He always worries me

and Dean had gotten along well despite the tension between Dean and Zoren. After all, Ray's family wasn't directly involved with the Pierson Family.

years passed, Ray found himself having to choose a side. The older they got, the more serious things became within

wasn't new to anyone in the Pierson Family.

his face. in frustration. "If I can tell that, I'm sure others

him. He knew the only support he could offer now was to be there. for his cousin. Ray had always been close enough to the Pierson Family

sad way to

wealth, connections, and influence the family had, no one was truly

knock on the door broke his

man by his perfectly styled hair. Only Finn had such a flawless hairstyle,

Finn stepped inside, the strong scent of his cologne immediately. hitting Ray's sensitive nose.

desk. "My perfume isn't strong; your

a sensitive nose, then why come here wearing that

straight from the airport, then went to pick up Nina." "Wow... If Ray wasn't pinching his nose,

But life had its way

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