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“When did you get married?”

Penny looked up at him, her mouth falling open. “What?”

“Penny” Hugo’s face darkened, “did you get married without telling us? Or without introducing your husband to us?”

“What? No!” Penny gasped. “I didn’t get married!”

Hugo studied her face with prying eyes before the darkness on his face disappeared. “Oh.”

“Second Brother, what’s going on?” she asked, making him take a step back as she stepped out of

the car.

“Well… this shameless guy last night said he’s your husband,” he summed it up while scratching the back of his head. “So, who is he? And why didn’t you come home last night?”

Penny pursed her lips and asked subtly, “He said he’s my husband?”

“Who’s that shameless guy, Penny? How dare he claim to be your husband?”

‘Gosh… I should’ve known this is something Renren would say,‘ she thought, realizing that

Renren’s honesty was sometimes troublesome. Not that he was lying, though.

“Brother Hugo, that guy last night is just a friend,” she explained helplessly. “Something came up yesterday, and I ended up giving my word to someone. The visit ended late, and I was too sleepy, so I booked a hotel to sleep. I didn’t want to fall asleep while driving.”

Hugo raised an eyebrow. “I see… but why did he answer your call? You two were together?”

“I dropped my phone in his car. I only got it back because he left it at the reception.”

“Oh…”

“Brother Hugo, that friend is really kind and considerate. He was probably just thinking of me and thought that you were bothering me. After all, it was already late.”

you using his private phone,”

thin

His phone is even on vision–impaired mode just so he

anger in Hugo’s

he nodded. “He was just

know and simply assumed someone was

night,”

little remorseful for cursing at this man all night. Teven tortured him in my head about a thousand times. May the Lord forgive my sinful thoughts.” Seeing that Hugo seemed

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is pitiful, but at the

just acting like a good friend,” she said with a smile. “Anyway, I’m headed to

from her second

sure.” Hugo nodded. “But you

“Huh? Why?”

first.

I forgot to make a phone call,” he said. “I’ll follow

didn’t think much of it. Penny simply nodded and

from near his car. Once she got in, he quickly took out his phone and made a

“Yes, Licu-”

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plans, my sister’s back

Prime Logistics: CEO’s

CEO’s department, she happily approached

Bennet,” she said with a smile, making the person behind the desk look up at her. The man blinked a few times

the last time I was

making Penny look back at him. “The CEO’s assistant is asking

about to say her name when a silly thought crossed

mistress.”

expression changed to one of shock. He waited for Penny

and quietly relayed the message over the phone. “Sir, she

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