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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.

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

put, Zoren hadn't completely ruled out the possibility that Penny was involved in some grand scheme to put

why marriage?" he rubbed his chin,

seemed too

fighting Penny in court if he brought up divorce and

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believe Penny

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

been overly protective and worried lately,

on serious matters.

his girlfriend when he could've chosen

figure out what type of scheme this could be if it was one at 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

[Incoming message. From Grandma:

she didn't want you

message. Without a word, he grabbed

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

you want me

woman coughed again before taking a sip of water.

weak she was. Hist grandmother had always been a pillar of support, even after his grandfather passed away a few years ago. She

say that Zoren lived this long because of his grandmother. However, now, she was old older and also weaker than she used to

elderly woman smiled subtly while squeezing his cold hand. "Renren, you're not well yourself. You shouldn't have come all the way here

worried, Zoren lowered his head.

boy isn't well himself, health-wise, but he's always worried about me. Renren, Grandma is alright. I can still take

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if I want

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

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

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