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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.

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

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.

too lame,

fighting Penny in court if he brought up divorce and she

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Penny

long it would take to get any information about Penny

been overly protective and worried lately,

on serious matters.

he could've chosen

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

[Incoming message. From Grandma:

she

in Zoren's mind vanished 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: Pierson Old

echoed off the walls of the room, making

filled with worry. "Grandma, why didn't you want me to know

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

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

a stretch to say that Zoren lived this long because of his grandmother. However, now, she was old older and also weaker than

smiled subtly while squeezing his cold hand. "Renren, you're

was worried, Zoren lowered his head.

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

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like he could see her. "You couldn't take down an entire cow during your prime. I don't think you

Mrs. Pierson laughed. "My grandson's lack