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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.

to be Zoren Pierson. Therefore, Zoren didn't expect anyone to comprehend just how

Penny was involved in

he rubbed his chin, deep

too lame,

Penny in court if he brought up

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Penny wasn't like

she's Dean's girlfriend, he whispered, wondering how long it would take to get any information about Penny

might have been overly protective and worried lately, but Zoren

on serious matters.

when he could've chosen

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:

fainted today. Even though she didn't want you

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.

echoed 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?" he asked,

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

his grandmother. However, now,

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

Zoren lowered his head. "Very

Mrs. Pierson sighed 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 take down an

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I

like he could see her. "You couldn't take down an entire

laughed. "My grandson's lack of a sense

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