Pampered by my three brothers: the return of the neglected heiress

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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.

and his worries, 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

Penny was involved in some grand

his chin, deep in thought. "For

seemed too lame,

if he brought up

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believe Penny

how long it would take to get any information

worried lately, but Zoren could always

on serious matters.

his girlfriend when he could've chosen someone

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,"

[Incoming message. From Grandma:

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

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.

cough echoed off the walls of the room, making both

sat in the chair beside the bed, his eyes filled with worry. "Grandma, why didn't you want me to

before taking a sip of

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 care of him and protected

Zoren lived this long because of his grandmother.

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

was worried, Zoren lowered his head.

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

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272 I'm married.

I want

couldn't take down an

"My grandson's lack of a sense of humor