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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.

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 second he breathed. A life-threatening situation always lingered

Zoren hadn't completely ruled out the possibility that Penny was involved in some grand scheme

marriage?" he rubbed his chin, deep in

seemed too

wouldn't mind fighting Penny in court if he brought up divorce

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believe Penny wasn't like

wondering how long it would take to

overly protective and worried lately, but Zoren could always

on serious matters.

girlfriend when he could've chosen

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

[Incoming message. From Grandma:

fainted today. Even though she didn't want you

thoughts in Zoren's mind vanished as soon as he heard that message. Without a word, he grabbed the blanket from his lap and swung his legs out of bed. [Skyline Plaza: Pierson Old

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

"Grandma, why didn't you want me to know what happened?" he asked, reaching

woman coughed again before taking a

a pillar of support, even after his grandfather passed away

that Zoren lived this long because of his grandmother. However, now, she was

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

Zoren lowered his head. "Very

sighed helplessly and chuckled. "My sweet boy isn't well himself, health-wise, but he's always

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if I want

see her. "You couldn't take down an entire cow during your prime. I don't think you can do that

laughed. "My grandson's lack of

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