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[Message Incoming from Miss Penelope]

[Ahem, uh, uh, uh.]

Lying on the bed with his back against the headboard, Zoren listened to the robotic voice from his phone, reading the reply he had just received from Penny. H is that supposed to mean?" Sent!

[Message incoming from Miss Penelope]

[Heh. I'm sorry about that, Mr. Pierson. It was a mistake.]

He blinked, staring at his phone in his hand,

"It's okay, Miss Penelope. It happens.

Sent!

tilted his head and said, "What

[Thank you for your understanding. Did you visit the Civil Bureau?]

After listening to her reply, Zoren placed his phone down. He didn't bother responding anymore; he hadn't given it much thought. Benjamin had been panicking, so Zoren had to wait until bedtime to gather his thoughts.

"You can check, Mr. Pierson. If I show this certificate to your assistant, I know he'll simply say I forged it So, check with the Civil Bureau. My line is always open for discussio

"Please."

Zoren didn't see the look in her eyes, but the tone she used sounded so sincere, with a tinge of desperation.

"She doesn't know either?" he wondered, as that was the only explanation for why she sounded that way. "Then how?"

Benjamin, his assistant, might be loud and often annoying, but some of the things he said made a

lot of sense.

his worries, nor did they know what it was like to be Zoren Pierson. Therefore, Zoren didn't expect anyone to comprehend just how unsafe his life was every

ruled out the possibility that Penny was involved in some grand scheme

he rubbed his chin, deep

too lame,

if he brought up

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Penny wasn't like

Dean's girlfriend, he whispered, wondering how long it would take to get any

and worried lately,

on serious matters.

when he

wasn't any benefit Dean would get from it. If anything, it was a huge advantage for Zoren. "Grandma has been

[Incoming message. From Grandma:

Master Ren, your grandma fainted today. Even though she didn't want you to know,

Zoren's mind vanished as soon as he heard that message. Without a word, he

the room, making both the butler and Zoren look at the elderly woman

"Grandma, why didn't you want me to know what happened?" he asked, reaching for a glass of water

before taking a sip of

always been a pillar of support, even after his grandfather passed away a few years ago. She had stood in as his parents when Zoren's

his grandmother. However, now, she was old older and also weaker than

subtly while squeezing his cold hand. "Renren, you're not well yourself. You shouldn't have come all the way here at

lowered his head.

"My sweet boy isn't well himself, health-wise, but he's always worried about me. Renren, Grandma is alright. I can still take

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if I want

couldn't take down an entire cow during your prime. I don't

lack of a sense of humor is

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