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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.

Not many people understood Benjamin and his worries, nor did they know what it was like to be Zoren Pierson. Therefore, Zoren didn’t expect anyone to comprehend just how unsafe his life was every second he breathed. A life–threatening situation always lingered in his shadows.

Simply put, Zoren hadn’t completely ruled out the possibility that Penny was involved in some grand scheme to put him to rest.

“But why marriage?” he rubbed his chin, deep in thought. “For alloy

That seemed too lame, though.

Zoren wouldn’t mind fighting Penny in court if he brought up divorce and she demanded

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to believe Penny wasn’t like that.

“But she’s Dean’s girlfriend, he whispered, wondering how long it would take to get any information about Penny and Dean,

Benjamin might have been overly protective and worried lately, but Zoren could always trust him

on serious matters.

“Why his girlfriend when he could’ve chosen someone else?”

—

Zoren pondered this, but no matter how much he racked his brain, he couldn’t figure out 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. If anything, it was a huge advantage for Zoren.

“Grandma has been insisting that I should think of marrying,” he whispered, and at the same time, he heard the automated voice from his phone.

[Incoming message. From Grandma:

Young Master Ren, your grandma fainted today. Even though she didn’t want you to know, I knew you’d want to.]

All the other thoughts in Zoren’s mind vanished as soon as he heard that message. Without a word, he grabbed the blanket from his lap and swung his legs out of bed.

[Skyline Plaza: Pierson Old Residence]

An elderly woman’s cough echoed off the walls of the room, making both the butler and Zoren look at the elderly woman with concern.

Zoren sat in the chair beside the bed, his eyes filled with worry. “Grandma, why didn’t you want me to know what happened?” he asked, reaching for a glass of water for her.

The elderly woman coughed again before taking a sip of water. “Because it’s nothing, Renren.

Despite not seeing his 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 when Zoren’s father died; she took care of him and protected him.

It wouldn’t be a stretch to say that Zoren lived this long because of his grandmother. However, now, she was old older and also weaker than she used to be.

“Grandma is fine.” The elderly woman smiled subtly while squeezing his cold hand. “Renren, you’re not well yourself. You shouldn’t have come all the way here at this hour” Exclusive content from NôvelDrama.Org.

“I was worried, Zoren lowered his head. “Very worried.”

Old Mrs. Pierson sighed helplessly and chuckled. “My sweet boy isn’t well himself, health–wise, but he’s always worried about me. Renren, Grandma is alright. I can still take down an entire

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cow if I want to!”

“Grandma.” Zoren slowly raised his eyes toward her to feel like he could see her. “You couldn’t take down an entire cow during your prime. I don’t think you can do that now.”

“Hahaha!” Old Mrs. Pierson laughed. “My grandson’s lack of a sense of humor is his humor,

indeed!”

But he was trying to make her laugh, though. He just delivered it awkwardly.

After Old Mrs. Pierson recovered from the good laugh, her complexion looked a tiny bit better. She still held her grandson’s hand tightly, studying Zoren’s face. Another shallow breath escaped her, and she couldn’t tell if it was a sigh of relief or just a sigh.

She didn’t know if fighting for him was good because now that Zoren was an adult, he had to deal with all the family problems that never seemed to end. And Old Mrs. Pierson was older now. Even if she could force herself to attend family meetings, she couldn’t do it daily anymore.

But those were nothing compared to the biggest fear she had at the moment.

“Renren, do you know what Grandma’s biggest fear is right now?” she asked, keeping her subtle smile. She tugged his hand gently and said, “That I might leave you here alone and that you won’t have anyone else on your side.”

Zoren frowned. “Grandma, you’ve been mentioning death a lot lately. Please don’t.”

“You used to be like that, do you remember?” she quipped. “Renren, I’m sorry I couldn’t find Thursday Girl.”

“It’s alright,” Zoren nodded. “You don’t have to apologize, Grandma. You did everything you could, and I understand that.”

Old Mrs. Pierson sighed once more. “I hope you find someone, Renren. And I hope before I die, I can see your children and wife.” 2

Zoren stared at his grandmother, and he could feel her deep desire just from her gaze. “I’ll introduce you to my wife. O

“Hmm?” Old Mrs. Pierson blinked. “What did you say, Zoren?”

“I’m married.”

The butler, who was holding a glass of tea to serve to the Old Madam, dropped it while Old Mrs. Pierson’s sickly appearance changed into one of shock.

“Huh?! Since when did you get married?”

Zoren blinked and casually said, “Five years ago.”

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