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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.

Zoren didn't expect anyone to comprehend just how unsafe his life was every second he breathed. A

possibility that Penny was involved in some grand scheme

marriage?" he rubbed his

seemed too lame,

court if he brought up divorce

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Penny wasn't

he whispered, wondering how long it would take to get

overly protective and worried lately, but Zoren could always

on serious matters.

he could've chosen someone

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 been insisting that I should think of marrying," he whispered, and at the same time, he heard the automated voice

[Incoming message. From Grandma:

your grandma fainted today. Even though she didn't want you to know, I knew you'd want

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

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

didn't you want me to know what happened?" he asked, reaching for a

coughed again before taking a sip of water.

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

long because of his grandmother. However, now, she was old older and also weaker

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

Zoren lowered

health-wise, but he's always worried

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I want

could see her. "You couldn't

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

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