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As much as Penny “wanted” to stay with Old Mrs. Pierson, she had to leave. Penny still had other matters to attend to today. Thankfully, Zoren was “kind” enough to excuse her from his grandmother.

“Hahaha!” Old Mrs. Pierson laughed heartily, still holding onto Penny’s hand.

“I’m sorry, Grandma,” Penny smiled apologetically. “As much as I’d love to stay longer with you, I have some prior commitments today.”

Old Mrs. Pierson shook her head. “It’s alright, my beautiful child. I know you’re a woman of your own, and it can’t be helped. You’ve already overstayed because of me.”

“Grandma, my wife is really running late now…

“How about you come to the residence later for dinner, hmm?” Old Mrs. Pierson hummed, giving Penny an expectant look. “Don’t worry. I live alone, and I’ll make sure no one will see or know you, so the two of you can keep trying peacefully.” (3)

Penny and Zoren were rendered speechless.

“I don’t think she can,” Zoren spoke gently. “Maybe next time.”

However, Old Mrs. Pierson didn’t spare her grandson the slightest bit of attention. Instead, her eyes twinkled behind her wrinkles as she waited for Penny’s response.

“Can you join us for dinner for Grandma, my pretty daughter?” she hummed again, squeezing Penny’s hand.

Penny pursed her lips before she nodded. “Sure, Grandma.”

“Great! Do you have any preferences?”

“I eat everything,” she giggled. “I have a big appetite – according to my family.”

“How is that possible!?” Old Mrs. Pierson gasped. “You look so thin!”

“Hehehe. That’s because I work out a lot and run here and there,” Penny chuckled as she casually leaned closer to the old madam. “I even feel sorry for myself for slimming down so much.”

“Hahaha!” Old Mrs. Pierson laughed louder, patting Penny’s hand as if clapping. “Fine, fine. If you say you eat everything, then I’ll prepare my best dish.”

Penny’s eyes softened at the energetic grandmother, and she placed her other hand on the old madam’s hand. “Grandma, please don’t tire yourself out for me. Anything is fine.”

“Hehe. How could I not? I’ll personally prepare it for you!”

Zoren listened to their exchange and couldn’t help but fix his gaze on Penny. Hearing his grandmother laugh with such vigor and being in such a warm atmosphere made him relax. His grandmother liked Penny simply because she knew Penny was his wife. But the more they talked, the more certain he became that Old Mrs. Pierson liked her even more because of her

personality.

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“Then I’ll come home and help with the preparation,” he offered, catching their eyes as they looked in his direction. “Grandma is quite stubborn, so I’m sure she’ll personally prepare the

dinner.”

Old Mrs. Pierson chuckled in satisfaction, darting her eyes between the couple. “Hehe. Penny, it seems your husband is really in love with you. That boy was never in the kitchen! He usually dislikes eating!”

“Haha.” Penny chuckled awkwardly as she sneaked another peek at Zoren.

Despite the excuse Zoren gave Old Mrs. Pierson about Penny’s next appointment, the three of them had to stay for another fifteen minutes to finalize their dinner plans. After some time, Old Mrs. Pierson finally let Penny go.

At Old Mrs. Pierson’s insistence, Zoren had to personally walk her out of the office while his grandmother stayed behind.

“Miss Penelope,” he called as they walked side by side down the hallway leading to the lift. “Do you want this marriage?”

Her face twitched, and she didn’t answer until they were in front of the elevator. Penny faced. him squarely and scoffed.

“Mr. Pierson, do you think I want this marriage?”

“No, but I’m asking because… I have another proposal, he replied quietly, his voice only audible between them. “Can we not file for the divorce yet?” 1

Penny and Zoren faced each other, holding each other’s gazes sternly.

His jaw tightened as his breathing slowed, waiting for her response. Earlier, if Penny had. explained the situation to Old Mrs. Pierson, Zoren was ready to back her up. After all, he thought that would be the best solution for both of them instead of marrying Thursday Girl to

fix it.

But alas… Penny played along.

She played along, and now, they were deeper in this dilemma than they had been before Old

Mrs. Pierson’s arrival.

“This might sound unreasonable and selfish of me, but can you please give me some time?” he added when he didn’t hear anything from her. “I’d be greatly indebted to you.”

Penny huffed as she ran her tongue across her inner cheek. “We’ll sign the papers still, so we only need to file them once this cools down.” (0

His lips curled up in satisfaction before he heard a ding from the elevator. Watching her step. inside, he gazed at her and said,

“See you at

“See you at dinner?”

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Zoren nodded, satisfied.

When the door was about to close, he stepped forward and placed his hand on the edge to reopen it. Seeing his action, her brows rose in intrigue.

“Mr. Pierson, is there anything else you want to say?” she asked.

“Let Benjamin walk you out to the private exit,” he said, turning his head to the side. “Ben, walk Miss Penelope out.”

Benjamin, who had been keeping his distance so as not to overhear their conversation, perked up. “Huh? Me?” He pointed at himself, only to see Zoren’s expression darken. “Of course! Haha!”

He hurriedly approached Zoren’s side to listen to his instructions.

“And one more thing, don’t anger Miss Penelope. Keep your mouth shut. Otherwise, find a new boss,” Zoren ended his instructions with a threat.

Benjamin internally wept as he glanced at Penny, only to see her devious smirk. ‘Boss! She’ll kill

me!

“Go” Zoren tipped his head toward the door, prompting Benjamin to drag his feet inside. When his assistant was in the lift, Zoren set his eyes on Penny again. “Tell me if he offends you.”

“Thank you, Mr. Pierson.”

With that, Zoren took a step back and watched as the door closed. His lips curled up as a short laugh escaped him. 0

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Inside the lift…

Benjamin stood nervously behind Penny. “Miss Pen-” his breath hitched when she suddenly turned around and faced him squarely. His complexion turned pale as his heart thudded.

“Miss-”

SMACK!

Benjamin froze as a hand struck the side of his head. He instinctively touched his head as he shrunk back, looking at her wide–eyed.

“Miss Penny, why did you hit me!?” he gasped in disbelief, thinking that he had been right all along. “My boss is wrong with you! You’re violent, not sweet!”

Twelve years was indeed a long time and… Zoren’s Thursday Girl wasn’t as gentle as Zoren

remembered her!