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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

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

his chin, deep in thought.

too

fighting Penny in court if he brought up divorce and she

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Penny wasn't like

it would take to get any

overly protective and worried lately,

on serious matters.

when he could've chosen

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,

[Incoming message. From Grandma:

though she didn't want you to know,

soon as he heard that message. Without a word, he grabbed the blanket from his lap and swung his legs out of

echoed off the walls of the room, making

why didn't you want

elderly woman coughed again before taking a

grandmother's 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

this long because of his grandmother. However, now, she was

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

Zoren lowered

but he's always worried about me. Renren,

<

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I want

see her. "You couldn't

laughed. "My grandson's lack of a sense

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