[Extra 2: Nina’s and Finn’s Wedding]
"To celebrate Max’s last idiotic brain, it’s time to party!!" Penny announced, holding a bottle of wine.
Everyone turned to him, and all of their expressions paled. They watched Penny bring the bottle straight to her mouth, and time seemed to slow down for a moment.
"Noooo...!" they all yelled in slow motion, reaching out to stop Penny from drinking.
They, meaning all of them, including Angel and Mark, who were also at the other table. But they were all too late. Penny chugged the wine and hissed in satisfaction.
"Hah!" she smacked her lips, beaming. "That’s all for Max’s last functioning brain cell funeral!"
Everyone: "..."
"Max, Ginnie, since I feel like you guys are gonna get married next, I just want to say—" Penny stopped and blinked, narrowing her eyes as everyone seemed to double. "You guys... stop moving..."
Penny felt her world spinning with every passing second. Before she knew it, she was knocked out of consciousness. Fortunately, before her forehead hit the table, Zoren caught her.
He slowly lowered her head until it was resting on the table.
Everyone just stared at her, aware of Penny’s antics when drunk. While staring at her with horror, they started counting in their heads.
"One... two... four... seven... ten..."
But by the time they reached twenty, Penny hadn’t moved.
"Huh?" Slater furrowed his brows. "She’s not waking up?"
"Or is she just pretending?" Angel blurted out.
They let another minute pass before Zoren finally touched her shoulder. "Penny?"
He gently pushed her shoulder, making her turn her head to the side for everyone to see. Much to their surprise, Penny had passed out with a smile on her face.
For the first time, Penny drank wine and didn’t wake up as someone different.
The drunk Penny was gone; she had finally found her peace.
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[Extra 3: Cassandra]
"By the order of this court, the case against Cassandra Smith versus the State..." the judge spoke, and everyone held their breath, listening to every word. "... this case is dismissed."
The moment those words escaped the judge’s mouth, Cassandra jumped from her seat and turned to Grace. Her eyes gleamed with tears and relief, and before she could say anything, she hugged Grace.
"Thank you," she expressed. "Thank you so much!"
Grace smiled, patting her back. When Cassandra let go of her, she turned to the people in the back. There, Kiara was standing in the first row with tears.
"Cassy!"
"Ki!" Cassandra quickly jumped near the fence, hugging Kiara tightly over it.
The judge was still speaking about how he came to this decision, but that didn’t matter anymore. Cassandra’s case was dismissed due to the development of the case, which implicated Senator Smith and a few other politicians and businesses.
And while they were celebrating, Penny stood in the corner of the court. The corners of her mouth curled up as she shifted her eyes to Kiara and Cassandra, hugging and crying with each other. Her gaze then moved to where Grace was, only to catch Grace already looking in her direction.
Penny nodded at her before peeling herself off the wall and leaving the courtroom. She came to hear the verdict, and hearing that Cassandra won the case felt... strange.
[Extra 4: Kiara and Hugo]
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