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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 anyone to comprehend just how unsafe his life was every second he

hadn't completely ruled out the possibility that Penny

he rubbed his chin, deep

too lame,

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

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Penny

whispered, wondering how long it would take

worried lately,

on serious matters.

girlfriend when he could've

because there wasn't any benefit Dean would get from it. If anything, it was a huge

[Incoming message. From Grandma:

though she didn't

a word, he grabbed the blanket from his lap and

cough echoed off the walls of the room, making both

his eyes filled with worry. "Grandma, why didn't you want

woman coughed again before taking a sip of

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 stood in as his parents when Zoren's father died; she took

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

subtly while squeezing his cold hand. "Renren, you're

lowered his head.

Mrs. Pierson sighed helplessly and chuckled. "My sweet 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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if I

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

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

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