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“Your dad… seemed to have misunderstood
something.”
‘What misunderstanding could it be?‘ Penny wondered, glossing her eyes over the faces in front of her.
All of them carried this strange look that had a mix of disbelief, shame, and everything. It tickled her
curiosity.
At the same time, Butler Jen noticed the tip of the cage peeking out behind Haines. He stretched his neck out of curiosity, squinting as he saw something inside.
“An otter?” he blurted out quietly, but with the silence, his confused voice was clearer than it should be. @
“An otter?” Hugo repeated, eyes at Butler Jen.
Butler Jen gazed at Hugo and then at Penny before shifting his eyes to the rest of the family.
“It’s not an otter,” Haines sighed helplessly, glancing at
Charles to let the man explain.
At this point, Charles’s spirit already hit rock bottom.
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He looked at Penny apologetically, retrieving his hand from Atlas and Slater.
“It’s a mouse,” Charles confessed as he reluctantly stepped away, granting Penny and Hugo a glimpse of what was behind them.
Hugo and Penny intuitively shifted their eyes to the large cage and the animal inside. They looked at it emotionlessly, blinking, trying to figure out what it
was.
“A baby elephant?” Hugo guessed, and at the same time, Penny also spoke. “Chinchilla?”
Atlas’s and Haines’s faces twitched at Hugo’s guess.
“A baby elephant?” Atlas couldn’t help but repeat in dismay. Did his brother secretly have eye problems?
Charles sighed helplessly and squatted down to Penny. “Penny, I’m sorry. I don’t know what came to me and misunderstood it.” – when Penny asked, Tiana was at
the table with her, after all.
“Don’t worry. I’ll get it right next time.”
Penny smiled and said, “No need.” – she didn’t want to risk it again.
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“Penny…” Charles’s heart sank as his eyes turned
rounder.
Hearing her response, Atlas and Slater frowned. Their dad tried his best. Was getting her the wrong thing that big of a deal for her not to give him a second
chance?
Haines and Allison, on the other hand, raised their brows, eyes fixed on Penny.
Nina, on the other hand, secretly smirked.
“Penny, don’t be like that,” Nina spoke hesitatingly. “Even if you’re upset that Dad got you the wrong gift, you can’t just ignore his efforts. It’s still a gift and you should still be grateful.”
“That’s right!” Slater harrumphed, but unlike the usual,
he didn’t fan the flames. “Dad still did his best.”
Atlas didn’t say a word, but he was also displeased that Penny would be so heartless not to give their father
another chance.
“Moreover, you should have said everything in detail to avoid this,” Nina continued, sensing that her sibling’s
moods we
dwindling. She glanced at the dejected
Charlon ani than at the worried Allison but uhan har
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eyes veered to Haines, she flinched at the coldness. flickering in them.
it was
Haines might not be that close to her, but he never looked at her so cold and distant. But right now,
as though he was looking at an enemy.
Nina pursed her lips, feeling this turmoil in her heart boil. Haines was like this because of Penny, she thought.
‘Uncle Haines will soon realize I’m simply showing her true colors,‘ she convinced herself. Hence, even
though Haines’s cold gaze scared her, she ignored him. “So, in a way, it’s partly your fault-”
“Nina,” this time, Hugo spoke. His tone was firm and cold while his eyes carried dissatisfaction. “If you
weren’t family, I would think you’re sowing discord between Penny and us.”
Huh?
Nina’s complexion turned pale as she looked at her second brother blankly. “No, that’s not… Second Brother, I’m just trying to make Penny understand.”
“Miss Nina, Miss Inny isn’t someone who will be unset over such a misunderstanding” Butler Jen
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defended gently, offering Nina a kind smile. “And even if she will be, I disagree that it’s her fault”
“That’s right.” Charles nodded and sighed. “Penny’s not at fault here. I was too distracted when I asked her, so
it’s all my fault.”
Charles forced a smile as he moved closer to Penny and held her chubby hands. “Penny, Papa is really sorry, I will do better. I promised!”
“Papa, there’s no need for that because you already. did.” Penny smiled, ignoring Nina because she was a waste of breath. However, she still made a mental note to put her in her place later.
Penny clasped Charles’s hand and sweetly said, “I don’t want a mouse anymore because that one is a hundred. times better!” whatever that was.
“Thank you, Papa! You’re the best!” she added to make him feel better.
The sadness in Charles’s eyes slowly melted away at her soft appearance. Relief surged in his heart, but also, a little worried that she was simply saying this not to make him feel bad.
Knowing his father’s overthinking habits Hugo spoke
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“Penny meant that, Dad.”
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