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Last night was a dream?

For a long time, the two of them just stood in the same spot, with Zoren hugging her from behind. He kept his head rested on her shoulder while Penny kept her gaze down. The tears in her eyes eventually dried up, replaced by softness and a small smile on her face. "How did you know?" Her quiet voice broke the peaceful silence. "You didn't know until now, so...

how?"

His mouth curled up. "How did you know I didn't know until now?"

Her brows rose while he chuckled. Lifting his head, he rested his chin on her shoulder.

"It's not that I didn't have a hunch... or hunch is the right word for it," he clarified calmly. "I just... I just can't stop comparing you to the Penny I know."

His smile widened. "When you told me we're married, the first thing that came to my mind was... you sound like Penny."

"Huh?"

"Penny is also direct and wouldn't beat around the bush. You also have the same eye color. And when I thought of it, you also smelled like toast."

"I don't smell toast."

"Sometimes, you do," he pointed out, recalling those times Penny would come to meet him with a piece of toast stuck in her mouth. It was as though someone from her home ate toast not just for breakfast. O

"You reminded me of her... so much so I am torn," he confessed. "Yet, despite all the hints and tests, you were so good at fooling me that instead of being sure, I was even more confused. So, I wanted to get to know you as you and not because you reminded me of someone else."

Penny pressed her lips together. "I can't approach you so carelessly, can I?"

"Since when did you know?" he asked.

"Chunchun's birthday. Thursday."

""You saw her?"

""Mhm. Did you buy her lie?"

"I wanted to."

"How did you find out?"

Zoren smiled. "Renny."

"Renny?" She looked back at him, curious. "What about him?"

said. "You never knew I changed

parted before she

them stared at each other with smiles, his arms still locked around

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Last night was

realize he had never let her

"Renren, aren't you holding me for

"No."

"Huh?"

is a long time. Holding you for ten minutes

he blinked as

she brought up. "So technically, I was the one

you can't rest your chin

not what

Penny went completely

she blurted out. "As far as I recall, we're

his eyes were squinting. "You're my wife,

filling her stomach since some time ago, there was one thing she realized with such urgency.

his embrace around her. His lean cheek squished a bit on her shoulder, finding it too

brows rose as she glanced at him, only

her heart melted.

and crying because my heart feels so full, but at the same time, that would be

"Are you dense?"

you're trying to flirt with me,

smirked. "What are you in the mood

seconds, she didn't answer and just

you got me, he clicked his tongue before reluctantly letting her go. As he did so, she couldn't

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Last night was a

bit her tongue and shrugged. But before she could

"Sir!"

"Renny-"

"Miss Penny-!"

black figure leaping toward her. Before she knew it, Penny tumbled down

Her face contorted at her fall. Fortunately, she landed on the grass, so it didn't hurt much. Her slight shock, however, didn't last long at the adorable panther licking

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