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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.

and 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 breathed. A life-threatening situation always lingered

out the possibility that Penny was involved in some grand scheme

he rubbed his chin, deep in thought. "For

seemed too lame,

wouldn't mind fighting Penny in court if he brought up divorce and

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Penny

she's Dean's girlfriend, he whispered, wondering how long it would take to get any information about Penny and

worried lately,

on serious matters.

girlfriend when he

sense because there wasn't any benefit Dean would get from it. If anything, it was

[Incoming message. From Grandma:

your grandma fainted today. Even though she didn't

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

"Grandma, why didn't you want me to know what happened?" he asked, reaching for a glass of water

elderly woman coughed again before taking a sip of water. "Because it's nothing,

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

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

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

was worried, Zoren lowered his

and chuckled. "My sweet boy isn't well himself, health-wise, but he's always worried

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if I want

raised his eyes toward her to feel like he could see her. "You couldn't take down an entire cow during your prime. I don't think you

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

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