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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.

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

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

he rubbed his

seemed too

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

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believe Penny wasn't like

how long it would

been overly protective and worried lately, but Zoren could

on serious matters.

girlfriend when he could've chosen someone

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

[Incoming message. From Grandma:

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

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

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

his eyes filled with worry. "Grandma, why didn't you want me to know what happened?" he asked, reaching for a glass of water

a sip of water. "Because it's nothing,

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

this long because of his

squeezing his cold hand. "Renren, you're not well yourself. You shouldn't

worried, Zoren lowered his head.

he's always worried about me. Renren, Grandma is alright. I can still take

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if I want

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

Pierson laughed. "My grandson's lack of a sense of humor