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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.

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

completely ruled out the possibility that Penny was involved in some grand scheme to put him

he rubbed his chin, deep in thought.

seemed too lame,

if he brought up

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Penny wasn't like

how long it would take

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

on serious matters.

his girlfriend when he could've chosen someone

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

[Incoming message. From Grandma:

though she didn't

the other thoughts 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

the walls of the room, making both the butler and Zoren look at the elderly woman

you want me to know what happened?" he asked, reaching

taking a sip

his grandmother's face clearly, Zoren could hear how weak she was. 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

because of his grandmother. However, now, she was old older and also weaker

smiled subtly while squeezing his cold hand. "Renren, you're not well yourself.

was worried, Zoren lowered his head.

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

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I want

couldn't take down an entire cow during your prime. I

laughed. "My grandson's lack of