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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.

was like to be Zoren Pierson. Therefore, Zoren didn't expect anyone to comprehend just how unsafe his life was every second

possibility that Penny was involved in

why marriage?" he rubbed his chin, deep in thought. "For

seemed too lame,

mind fighting Penny in court if he brought up

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believe Penny wasn't like

wondering how long it would take to get

have been overly protective and worried lately, but Zoren could

on serious matters.

his girlfriend when he could've chosen someone

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 of marrying,"

[Incoming message. From Grandma:

today. Even though she didn't want you to know,

soon as he heard that message. Without a word, he grabbed the blanket from his lap and swung his

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

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

taking a sip of water. "Because

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

that Zoren lived this long because of his

while squeezing his cold hand. "Renren, you're not well yourself. You shouldn't have come all

Zoren lowered his

well himself, health-wise, but he's always

<

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if I want

her. "You couldn't take down an entire cow

lack of a sense of humor is

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