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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.

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 second he breathed. A

out the possibility that Penny was involved in some grand scheme to put him

why marriage?" he rubbed his chin, deep in

too lame,

if he brought up divorce and she

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Penny

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

have been overly protective and worried lately, but Zoren could always

on serious matters.

when he

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 Zoren. "Grandma has been insisting that I should think of marrying," he whispered, and at the same time, he heard the automated voice from

[Incoming message. From Grandma:

today. Even though she didn't want you to

Without a word, he grabbed the blanket

making both

sat in the chair beside the bed, his eyes filled with worry. "Grandma, why didn't you want me to know what happened?" he asked, reaching for a glass

coughed again 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 father died; she took care of him

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

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

Zoren lowered his head. "Very

himself, health-wise, but he's always worried about me. Renren, Grandma is

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if I

could see her. "You couldn't take down an

"My grandson's lack of a sense of humor is his