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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.

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 every second he breathed. A life-threatening situation always lingered

Penny was involved in some grand

why marriage?" he rubbed his

seemed too

fighting Penny in court if he brought up divorce and

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believe Penny wasn't

he whispered, wondering how long it

worried lately, but

on serious matters.

girlfriend when he could've chosen

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 it. If

[Incoming message. From Grandma:

fainted today. Even though she didn't want you to know, I knew

the other thoughts in Zoren's mind vanished as soon as he heard that message. Without a word, he grabbed the blanket from his

room, making both the butler and Zoren look at the elderly woman with

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

again before taking a sip of water.

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 in as

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

his cold hand. "Renren, you're not well yourself. You shouldn't

lowered his head.

he's always worried about me. Renren, Grandma is alright.

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her. "You couldn't take

laughed. "My grandson's lack of a sense of humor is

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