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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.

they know what it was like to be Zoren Pierson. Therefore, Zoren didn't expect anyone to comprehend just how unsafe his life was every second he breathed. A

that Penny was involved in some grand scheme to

marriage?" he rubbed his chin, deep in thought. "For

seemed too

Penny in court if he brought up

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believe Penny

how long it would take to get any information about

protective and worried

on serious matters.

he could've

be if it was one at all. It didn't make sense because there wasn't any benefit Dean

[Incoming message. From Grandma:

though she didn't want you to

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. [Skyline Plaza:

room, making both the butler and Zoren look at the

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

coughed again before taking a sip of water. "Because it's

his grandmother's face clearly, 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

his grandmother. However, now, she was old older and also weaker than

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

Zoren lowered his head.

isn't well himself, health-wise, but he's always worried about

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if I

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

lack of a sense

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