Chapter 598: This is not my first life.
As promised, Penny explained everything to Benjamin from start to finish. One of the most annoying things about telling a story to a busybody was that they wanted full details of everything. So, even during dinner, Benjamin joined Penny and Zoren to get the entire story.
"Oh..." Benjamin’s lips formed an O-shape as he nodded in understanding. "So that’s what happened, huh?"
Penny and Zoren glanced at each other and sighed, then turned their eyes back to Benjamin.
Benjamin furrowed his brows and cast the couple a look. "So, all this time, sir, you knew...?" His breath hitched as he processed this realization. His eyes widened instantly as Zoren shrugged.
’So, all this time, he knew I was lying to him?!’Benjamin’s complexion turned pale, and his eyes dimmed. After a beat, his face crumpled with remorse, and the corners of his eyes turned red. "Sir! I’m so sorry! I didn’t mean it! I swear I didn’t want to do it! Miss Penny made me do it!"
As expected from Benjamin, after listening to everything, the first thing he did was apologize. He was almost crying, which made Zoren and Penny smile subtly. Surely, he was like Zoren’s child.
"This feels like a trial run," she murmured, casting Zoren a complicated look.
Zoren flashed her a gentle smile. "It’s not that bad."
"..." Her face contorted, wanting to ask if he was even sure about that. But Penny kept her thoughts to herself. ’We haven’t discussed this, and I’m still not ready for it. I mean... how did Mom and Dad do it?’
It wasn’t like she didn’t have any idea that parenting was hard, but this free trial expanded her horizons.