“Toph, there’s no need to go through all this trouble again.” Renee spoke, her voice filled with sincerity. She looked into Toph’s eyes and confessed, “I am not Pamela.”

Toph’s hands trembled, almost causing the instant noodles to spill. Despite mentally preparing himself, hearing the admission directly from Renee still came as a shock.

Renee extended her hand and continued. “Let’s get to know each other again. My name is Renee Thompson. Thompson…”

She paused, biting her lip before continuing, “As in Melvin Thompson’s Thompson.”

A moment of silence hung in the air before Toph murmured, “So you’re indeed Melvin’s daughter.”

Renee questioned, “Indeed?”

Toph looked up, explaining, “We always felt that you resemble him, so we made an educated guess, and it turned out to be correct.”

soft smile gracing her lips. “I hope I never resemble

his voice tinged with concern, “Why did you both conspire to deceive Uncle Nicholas and Aunt Linda? Do you

with him as if it could keep them apart. Deep down, she knew they could never truly bridge the gap between their worlds—they were clearly from

if… and I’m just saying ‘if’ here, if your mother had an incurable disease, would you do

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you should understand why I lied to

out her name, surprising himself with how effortless it felt. “That’s not a reason for you to deceive others, especially people like Uncle Nicholas and Aunt Linda. You… You

anything for your mother. Can’t

froze, listening as she recounted the whole

time. He was pleasantly surprised that Zuko had taken the initiative to invite him this time. Fred had prepared coffee

his tie, practicing a smile

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