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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.

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

ruled out the possibility that Penny was involved in some grand scheme to put him to

rubbed his chin,

too lame,

if he brought up divorce

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believe Penny

she's Dean's girlfriend, he whispered, wondering how long it would take to get any information about Penny

might have been overly protective and worried lately, but Zoren could always

on serious matters.

he could've chosen

pondered this, but no matter how 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 anything, it was a huge advantage for Zoren. "Grandma has been insisting that I should think of marrying,"

[Incoming message. From Grandma:

she didn't want you to

as he heard that message. Without a word, he grabbed the blanket from his lap and swung

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

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

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

his grandmother's 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 his parents when Zoren's father died; she took care of him

this long because of his grandmother. However, now, she was old older and also weaker than she used

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

lowered

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

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if I want

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 can do that

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