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 I told

Zeke, what I said is true! You know, Lina’s

darkened. He felt like he was navigating a maze, getting closer to the exit. Mary’s words only accelerated his

a lot… He said that the ship they were

true! Jesse spoke the truth while drunk, which is

impassive, his

struggled to get up from the floor, calling out “Zeke” tentatively. When she

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a coming storm. The weather forecast

Pammy went missing—it was also a day of

only maritime accident in nearly

on

closed his eyes and let out a long

from Toph. “Hello, bro. Have you

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