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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 second he breathed.

Zoren hadn't completely ruled out the possibility that Penny

rubbed his chin, deep in thought. "For

seemed too lame,

if he

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Penny

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

might have been overly protective and worried

on serious matters.

he could've

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:

though she didn't want you

word, he grabbed the blanket from his lap and swung his legs

walls of the room, making both

you want me to know what happened?" he asked, reaching for a glass of water

coughed again before taking a

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 and protected

stretch to 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 have come all the way

lowered

Mrs. Pierson sighed helplessly and chuckled. "My sweet boy isn't well himself, health-wise, but he's always worried about me.

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I want

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

"My grandson's lack

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