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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.

it was like to be Zoren Pierson. Therefore, Zoren didn't expect anyone to comprehend

out the possibility that Penny

why marriage?" he rubbed his

seemed too

court if he brought up divorce and

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believe Penny wasn't

whispered, wondering how long it

and worried lately, but Zoren could always trust

on serious matters.

his girlfriend when he

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.

[Incoming message. From Grandma:

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

Without a word, he grabbed the blanket

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

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

woman coughed again before taking a sip

face clearly, 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

wouldn't be a stretch to say that Zoren lived this long because of his grandmother. However, now, she was old

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

lowered

health-wise, but he's always worried

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

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

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