Mary let out a scream, collapsing against the wall. Startled, Zuko wanted to go and help her, but she kept avoiding him, trembling in fear.

“I-I’m sorry!” she stuttered, apologizing, “I didn’t mean to! I promise I won’t say it again, never again!”

Zuko furrowed his brows, sensing that Mary knew something more. He slowly crouched down, his gaze turning icy, and spoke each word deliberately. “Mrs. Nash, are you hiding something from me?”

“Huh?”

“Did you and my mother-in-law have another argument about Lina’s birth?” Zuko asked, his intuition guiding him.

Mary’s face turned pale as she lowered her head, unable to meet his gaze.

Zuko continued, his eyes narrowing. “If I’m not mistaken, you met my mother-in-law and mocked the fact that Lina was adopted, which led to the fight between you two.”

After a moment, Mary timidly nodded.

Zuko’s expression grew stern. “Why did you say that?”

“I had a selfish motive. I wanted to introduce my daughter to you and didn’t want the Jenners to benefit… That’s why

true! You know, Lina’s

a maze, getting closer to the exit.

said that the ship they were on, the Latitude, sank

of this is absolutely true! Jesse spoke the truth while

remained impassive, his

up from the floor, calling out “Zeke” tentatively. When she received no response,

slowly and walked to the window.Books Chapters Are Daily Updated Join & Stay Updated

was hot and humid, with an impending sense of a coming storm. The weather forecast warned of an approaching typhoon, urging everyone to be

was also a day of strong

accident in nearly

on that

eyes and let out a long

call from Toph. “Hello, bro.

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