Pampered by my three brothers: the return of the neglected heiress

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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.

understood Benjamin and his worries, 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

the possibility that Penny was

marriage?" he rubbed his chin, deep

seemed too lame,

wouldn't mind fighting Penny in court if he brought up

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Penny wasn't like

whispered, wondering how long it would take to get any information about Penny

worried lately, but Zoren

on serious matters.

girlfriend when he could've chosen someone

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.

[Incoming message. From Grandma:

fainted today. Even though she didn't want you

he grabbed

off the walls of the room, making both the butler and Zoren look

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

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

hear how weak she was. Hist grandmother had always been a pillar of support, even after his grandfather passed away

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

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

worried, Zoren lowered

isn't well himself, health-wise, but he's always worried about me. Renren, Grandma

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like he could see her. "You couldn't take down an entire cow during

Pierson laughed. "My grandson's lack of a