Zuko glanced at Lina, who was immersed in the joy of being with her family, her genuine smile touching his heart. If he were to disrupt this peace rashly, would he still witness such pure beauty in her smile?

Besides, everything had yet to reach a final conclusion. What if it was all just a misunderstanding?

A long sigh escaped Zuko’s lips as he felt a heavy weight in his heart.

In the stillness of the night, Jesse and Melissa’s bedroom door was tightly shut, allowing a faint light to seep through the window.

Jesse looked at his wife with a heavy heart. After much hesitation, he finally spoke with a stiff tone. “Next time… don’t show Lina’s birth certificate again.”

Melissa, who was flipping through old photos of Lina as a child, froze suddenly, her finger hovering over a particular picture of them holding Lina at the pier.

“That birth certificate is fake.” Jesse glanced around and whispered, “You shouldn’t have shown it to Zeke. He’s been jailed for forging documents before. He’s a professional! I’m sure he spotted it instantly.”

Realization of the danger of her actions struck Melissa, and she turned pale. How could she have forgotten?

calm. “I only showed it to him

smacking his lips together. “Just don’t argue with Mary anymore. Let her say whatever she wants! Your outburst only made Zeke think we are

been unable to sleep well, plagued by nightmares

In the dream…

the cries of a little girl and turned around to find

Her gaze turned icy

into tears, unable to utter

go home, and you won’t let me find my parents! I hate you! I

up abruptly, her

now, recalling that dream made her shudder, sending

to speak was uncanny. “Honey, after the shipwreck, we should’ve handed Lina over to

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and gently patting her

his wife pampered and cherished her for these 20 years, fearing that the girl would experience even the slightest injustice. She loved her even more than their

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