"Zoren Pierson... is your husband? You are... the mysterious matriarch of the Pierson Family?"
Once this was said, Theo and Mister Miller understood the reason Penny invited them here instead of the Prime Group. It had been mentioned the night before how Penny dressed and how she had arrived abruptly at their house, saying everything she wanted as if she weren’t afraid of anything.
And what did Penny tell them? She had said they were right, that there wasn’t any formality in this discussion.
So, she was simply showing what she could do; giving them what they want.
All of this was to impress them, but that also meant more pressure on the Millers. Unlike last night, when she came in that kind of costume, as if she were simply practicing ringing the doorbell for trick-or-treating, the Millers now had to impress her as well.
How could they do that?
How could they impress the owner of Prime Group, the daughter of Charles Bennet, the sister of the youngest military lieutenant, the sister of a powerhouse of the entertainment industry, and Atlas? How could they impress the wife of Zoren Pierson, the richest man in the world?
PIERSON!
Bennet and Pierson.
What a scary combination.
Theo thought his heart had already sunk to rock bottom, but he was wrong. There was a deeper surface after that. Even Mister Miller couldn’t be bothered with the scattered documents at his feet as he stared at Penny with wide eyes.
"Was I impressive enough now?" Penny quipped, trying to lighten the mood, although she knew it was a failed attempt from the start. "Oh, come on. Relax. You’ve been looking at me as if I were a ghost. It’s a little disheartening..."
Her brows rose as her forehead wrinkled, jolting back when Mister Miller suddenly dropped from his chair to his knees. "Mister Miller...?"
Theo snapped out of his trance as he saw his father kneeling so suddenly. Even though he didn’t share his father’s traditional ways in some matters, he found himself joining him.
"..." Penny’s already wrinkled brows deepened as her lips curved down. "What are you two doing right now?"
"Miss Penelope, I apologize for how we acted last night!" Mister Miller exclaimed, letting go of the last shred of dignity he had preserved. "My wife was rude to you—no, our family was rude to you! You came to us with such good intentions, but not only did we doubt you, but we also chased you out! Please forgive us!"
"We didn’t mean it! We were too blind to see your real power!" Theo added in the same panicked manner. "We’re sorry for our audacity!"
Penny’s face twitched, remembering Mr. Ito and some people from the country where she started Prime Group. ’I did want to brag, but I didn’t expect them to grovel at my feet like this. Is this because they found out I’m Renren’s wife?’
Surely, just when Penny thought she had a good grasp of Zoren and the Pierson Family’s power, she realized she was wrong. There was still more to learn.
Oh well.
"I did try to impress you to make up for my rudeness last night—"
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