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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.

Zoren Pierson. Therefore, Zoren didn't expect anyone to comprehend just how unsafe his life

hadn't completely ruled out the possibility that Penny was

rubbed his chin, deep

too

Penny in court if he

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believe Penny wasn't

wondering how long it would take to get

might have been overly protective and worried lately, but Zoren

on serious matters.

his girlfriend when he could've

at all. It didn't make sense because there wasn't any benefit Dean would get from it.

[Incoming message. From Grandma:

though she didn't want

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

elderly woman's cough echoed off the walls of the room, making both the butler and Zoren look at

with worry. "Grandma, why didn't you want me to know what happened?" he asked, reaching for a

before taking a

Hist grandmother had always been a pillar of support, even after his grandfather passed away a few years

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

cold hand. "Renren, you're not well yourself.

was worried, Zoren lowered his

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

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I want

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

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

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