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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.

Benjamin and his worries, nor did they know what it was like to be Zoren Pierson. Therefore, Zoren didn't expect anyone to

Zoren hadn't completely ruled out the possibility that Penny was involved

rubbed his chin, deep

too

Penny in court if he brought up divorce

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believe Penny wasn't

how long it would take to

protective and worried lately, but Zoren could always trust

on serious matters.

his girlfriend when he could've chosen

this, but no matter how much he racked his brain, 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

[Incoming message. From Grandma:

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

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

walls of the room, making both the butler and Zoren

the bed, his eyes filled with worry. "Grandma, why didn't you want me to know what happened?" he

a sip of water. "Because

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

a stretch to say that Zoren lived this long because of his grandmother. However, now, she

his cold hand. "Renren, you're not

was worried, Zoren lowered his head.

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

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