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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.

Therefore, Zoren didn't expect anyone to comprehend just how unsafe his life was every second he breathed. A life-threatening situation always lingered

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

rubbed his chin, deep

too lame,

court if he brought up

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believe Penny wasn't like

she's Dean's girlfriend, he whispered, wondering how long it would take to get any information about Penny and

have been overly protective and worried lately, but

on serious matters.

when he could've

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

[Incoming message. From Grandma:

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

he heard that message. Without a word, he grabbed the blanket from his lap and swung

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

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

again before taking a

after his grandfather passed away a few years ago. She had stood in as his parents when Zoren's father

of his grandmother. However, now, she

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

was worried, Zoren lowered his head. "Very

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

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I

his eyes toward her to feel like he could see her. "You couldn't take down an entire cow

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

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