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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.

Pierson. Therefore, Zoren didn't expect anyone to comprehend just how unsafe

that Penny was involved in some grand scheme to put

marriage?" he rubbed his chin,

seemed too

mind fighting Penny in court if he brought up divorce and

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Penny wasn't like

it would

been overly protective and worried lately, but Zoren

on serious matters.

he

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 it. If anything, it was a huge advantage for Zoren. "Grandma has been insisting that I should think of marrying," he whispered, and at the same time, he heard the automated voice from

[Incoming message. From Grandma:

Even though she didn't want you to know,

word, he grabbed the blanket from his lap and swung his

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

"Grandma, why didn't you want me to know what happened?" he asked, reaching for a glass of

elderly woman coughed again before taking a sip

grandmother had always been a pillar of support, even after his grandfather passed away a few years ago. She had

long because of his grandmother. However, now, she was old older

you're not well yourself. You shouldn't

was worried, Zoren lowered his head.

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

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

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