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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.

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

completely ruled out the possibility that Penny was involved in some

he rubbed his chin, deep in thought. "For

too lame,

fighting Penny in court if he brought up divorce and she

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Penny

she's Dean's girlfriend, he whispered, wondering how long it would

and worried lately,

on serious matters.

girlfriend when he could've chosen

didn't make sense because there wasn't any benefit Dean would get from

[Incoming message. From Grandma:

Even though she didn't want

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

cough echoed off the walls of the room, making both the butler and Zoren look

his eyes filled with worry. "Grandma, why didn't you want me to know what happened?" he asked, reaching for a glass

a

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. However, now, she was

you're not well yourself. You

worried, Zoren lowered his head.

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

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I want

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

grandson's lack

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