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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.

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

put, Zoren hadn't completely ruled out the possibility that Penny was involved in some grand

rubbed his

seemed too

court if he brought

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Penny

she's Dean's girlfriend, he whispered, wondering how long it would take

overly protective and worried lately, but

on serious matters.

he could've chosen

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

[Incoming message. From Grandma:

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

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

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

you want me to know

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 stood in as his parents when Zoren's father died; she

say that Zoren lived this long because of his grandmother. However,

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

Zoren lowered his head.

chuckled. "My sweet boy isn't well himself, health-wise, but he's always worried about me. Renren, Grandma is alright. I can still take down an

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slowly raised his eyes toward her to feel like he could see her. "You couldn't take down an entire cow during your prime. I don't think you

lack of