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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.

Zoren didn't expect anyone to comprehend just how

possibility that Penny was involved in some grand scheme

his chin, deep in

too lame,

fighting Penny in court if he brought up divorce and

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Penny wasn't

whispered, wondering how long it would

and worried

on serious matters.

when he could've chosen

be if it was one at all. It didn't make sense because there wasn't any benefit Dean would

[Incoming message. From Grandma:

Master Ren, your grandma fainted today. Even though she didn't want you

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

cough echoed off the walls of the room, making both the butler and Zoren

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

elderly woman coughed again before taking a sip of water. "Because

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

of his grandmother. However, now,

hand. "Renren, you're not well yourself. You shouldn't have come all the way here at this

was worried, Zoren lowered his head. "Very

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

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I

couldn't take down an

lack of a sense of humor is

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