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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.

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

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

he rubbed his chin, deep in thought. "For

too

court if he brought up divorce and she

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believe Penny wasn't like

how long it would take to get any information about

worried

on serious matters.

he

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

[Incoming message. From Grandma:

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

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

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

worry. "Grandma, why didn't you want

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

after his grandfather passed away a few years ago. She had stood in as his parents when Zoren's father died;

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

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

Zoren lowered his head.

himself, health-wise, but he's always worried

<

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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 think you

grandson's lack of a sense

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