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Penny and Hugo lingered in Atlas’s office for another hour before bidding their eldest brother farewell. Atlas still had a lot of work and a meeting to attend. N

In the parking lot where Hugo and Penny had met earlier, the two of them walked side by side. “Headed home now?” Hugo asked as he walked her to her car.

“Mhm. I think so. I don’t have any work today, I finished everything yesterday.”

“No wonder you were so tired.”

They stopped when they reached her car, with Hugo watching as she opened the driver’s side door. Instead of getting in, Penny rested her palm on the door and looked back at him. “What about you, Second Brother?” she asked out of genuine curiosity. “Are you headed home now?”

without

Among the Bennet siblings, Hugo was the most free–spirited, any work obligations. After all, the man was on vacation leave, so he had plenty of idle time.

“I’m meeting some old friends, Hugo said, leaning his arm on the door. “Want to come? I’m helping with the bachelor party preparations. It’s the least I could do. They’d love you to be there!”

“Hmm. Maybe next time.” Penny smiled. “I’ll probably just go home for now and rest.”

“Okay.” He nodded and stepped back, still holding the door as she got in. Before closing it, he bent over slightly. “Penny, take care, okay?”

“Yes. Second Brother.”

“If you change your mind, give me a call. I’ll pick you up.”

door for her. After buckling her seatbelt, she glanced at the windshield,

his friends a lot,” she mumbled. “Second Brother is always the nicest. Although… I wonder what kind of help he’s even giving for a

the thought as she started the car engine. Hugo beamed at her, signaling for

after leaving the underground parking lot, with Penny heading

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Her fear this year, which she had tried to avoid at all

feel like resting. She had

the steering wheel while casually driving on the highway. “Very

wanted to do something else, or maybe she was so bored that she couldn’t shake

that had been bothering her since

That’s what will happen to Dean Pierson if [Miss Penelope, you didn’t see that coming, did yo he ever crosses the

who is walking

once will add some credibility to the

reminded of how his dark eyes had squinted slightly as he chuckled in a low tone. Though his voice

carry.

been sick all his life, she whispered. “I even pitied him – 1 pitied him for

it and the

else who knew Zoren Pierson, often saw him as nothing more than his illness. Even Benjamin seemed to

and hummed. “He never said anything about his uncle that would paint him as

birthday party. Even though Dean was now under Penny’s suspicion, she also

said, “My illness is something I cannot hide,” she whispered again. “Does that mean that while everyone else saw

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