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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.

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

possibility that Penny was involved

he rubbed his chin,

too lame,

mind fighting Penny in court if

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Penny

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

protective and worried lately, but Zoren could

on serious matters.

his girlfriend when he could've

any benefit Dean would

[Incoming message. From Grandma:

fainted today. Even though she didn't

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

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

beside the bed, his eyes filled with worry. "Grandma, why didn't you want me to know what happened?" he asked, reaching for a glass

elderly woman coughed again before taking a sip of

Zoren 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 stood in as his parents when Zoren's father died; she took care of

this long because of his grandmother. However, now,

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

Zoren lowered his head. "Very

himself, health-wise, but he's always worried about me. Renren, Grandma is alright. I can still take down

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I

couldn't take down an entire cow during your prime. I

Old Mrs. Pierson laughed. "My grandson's lack

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