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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.

nor did they know what it was like to be Zoren Pierson. Therefore, Zoren didn't expect anyone to comprehend just how unsafe his

the possibility that Penny

he rubbed his chin, deep in

too lame,

Penny in court if he

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Penny wasn't like

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

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

on serious matters.

his girlfriend when he could've chosen

benefit Dean would get from it. If anything, it was a huge advantage for Zoren. "Grandma has been insisting that I should think of

[Incoming message. From Grandma:

Master Ren, your grandma fainted today. Even though she didn't want you

that message. Without a word, he grabbed the blanket from

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

with worry. "Grandma, why didn't you want me to know what

a sip

hear how weak she was. Hist grandmother had always been a pillar of support, even after his grandfather passed

be a stretch to say that Zoren lived this long because of his grandmother. However, now, she

cold hand. "Renren, you're not well yourself. You shouldn't have come all the way here

lowered

health-wise, but he's

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Zoren slowly raised his eyes toward her to feel like he could see her. "You couldn't

laughed. "My grandson's lack of a sense of humor

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