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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.

like to be Zoren Pierson. Therefore, Zoren didn't expect

possibility that Penny was involved in some grand

why marriage?" he rubbed his chin, deep in thought.

too lame,

Penny in court if he brought up divorce and

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Penny wasn't

girlfriend, he whispered, wondering how long it would take to get any information about

overly protective and worried

on serious matters.

girlfriend when he

but no matter how much he racked his brain, he couldn't figure out what type of scheme this could be if it was one at all. It didn't make sense because there wasn't any benefit Dean would get from it. If anything, it was a huge advantage for

[Incoming message. From Grandma:

grandma fainted today. Even though she didn't want you to know, I knew you'd

a word, he grabbed the blanket from his lap and swung his legs

walls of the room, making both the butler and Zoren look at

didn't you want me to know what

woman coughed again before taking a sip of water. "Because

grandmother's face clearly, Zoren could hear how weak she was. Hist grandmother had always been a pillar of support, even after his grandfather passed away a few years ago. She had

Zoren lived this long because of his grandmother. However, now, she was old older and also weaker than she

is fine." The elderly woman smiled subtly while squeezing his cold hand. "Renren, you're not well yourself.

was worried, Zoren lowered his

isn't well himself, health-wise, but he's always worried about me. Renren, Grandma is alright.

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eyes toward her to feel like he could see her. "You couldn't take down an entire cow during your prime. I don't think you can

"My grandson's lack of

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