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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.

many people understood Benjamin and 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.

that Penny was involved in some grand scheme

rubbed his

seemed too

court if he brought up divorce and she

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believe Penny wasn't like

long it would take to get any information about Penny

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

on serious matters.

girlfriend when he could've chosen someone

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

[Incoming message. From Grandma:

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

he grabbed the blanket from his lap and swung his legs out

elderly woman's cough echoed off the walls of the room, making both the butler and Zoren look at the elderly

beside the bed, his eyes filled with worry. "Grandma, why didn't you want

coughed again before taking a sip of

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

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

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

Zoren lowered his

"My sweet boy isn't well himself, health-wise, but he's always worried about

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if I

toward her to feel like he could see her. "You couldn't take down an entire cow

grandson's lack

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