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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.

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. A life-threatening situation always lingered

completely ruled out the possibility that Penny was

rubbed his chin, deep in

seemed too lame,

in court if he brought

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Penny wasn't like

he whispered, wondering how long it would take to get any information about Penny

have been overly protective and worried lately, but Zoren

on serious matters.

he could've chosen

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:

grandma fainted today. Even though she didn't want

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

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

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

before taking a sip of water.

his grandfather passed away a few years ago. She had stood in

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

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

was worried, Zoren lowered

helplessly and chuckled. "My sweet boy isn't well himself, health-wise, but he's always worried about me. Renren, Grandma is alright. I can still

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if I want

feel like he could see her. "You couldn't take

Old Mrs. Pierson laughed. "My grandson's lack of a sense of

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