Chapter 1155: He did it for free
[Earlier: Prior to Penny and Zoren’s arrival at the Base.]
"Oh, my god..." Penny was still in disbelief at what she had just learned from Zoren. "Butler—Butler Lee is part of the Phantom Circle? How?"
"Long story short, Butler Lee was separated from his family as a child. He led a troubled life growing up. Years later, he and Butler Hubert reunited," Zoren answered with a shrug. "It was Grandma who offered him a chance to live a quiet life."
"Grandma offered him a quiet life on the island?" Penny repeated, and he nodded. "And you offered him the opposite of that. Renren, I didn’t know you had a rebellious phase!"
"I gave him something that made him feel alive."
Penny scrunched up her nose, momentarily wondering who she had married. But then again, she was grateful that her husband was being upfront about it.
Still... wasn’t that a red flag?
"Don’t worry. Butler Lee didn’t work in the field during our group’s active years," Zoren reassured her. "He simply held a position that allowed him to use his vast strategic insight. Like I said, he lived a troubled life."
Penny pursed her lips, raising a hand to stop him. "I don’t want to know the details of what he used to do for a living."
Zoren smiled at her. "Don’t worry. He didn’t kill for a living."
"Oh, Thank God!"
"He did it for free," he added, nearly making her choke on her own sigh of relief. "Pfft—"