272 I'm married.

[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 comprehend

that Penny

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

seemed too lame,

court if he

272 I'mmar

believe Penny

he whispered, wondering how long it would

protective and worried lately, but Zoren could always trust

on serious matters.

girlfriend when 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.

[Incoming message. From Grandma:

she didn't want you

as he heard that message. Without a word, he grabbed the blanket

making both

you want me to know

taking a sip of water. "Because it's nothing,

always been a pillar of support, even after his grandfather passed away a few years ago. She had stood in as his parents

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

woman smiled subtly while squeezing his cold hand. "Renren, you're not well yourself. You shouldn't

lowered his head.

sweet boy isn't well himself, health-wise, but he's

<

272 I'm married.

I

Zoren slowly raised his eyes toward her to feel like he could see her. "You couldn't

lack of a sense of humor

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