Zuko was about to reveal the truth when a knock on the door interrupted them. The butler entered with Jesse and Melissa, wearing a smile as he explained, “Mr. and Mrs. Jenner got lost in the garden. We guided them to the guest room, but they insisted on seeing you.”

Zephyr and Cordelia exchanged polite smiles and gestured for Zuko to leave first.

Cordelia poured floral tea for everyone, noticing the perspiration on their foreheads and realizing they must have something important to discuss.

“Please, speak your mind,” she said with a gentle smile. “We’re going to be family, no need to be too formal.”

“In that case, I won’t beat around the bush,” Melissa said, taking out a photo. It showed the two of them holding a young Lina, taken on a ship with a dock in the background as they were about to buy snacks for her.

That act had saved them from their biggest disaster.

she saw the face of

The photos Linda had of

Mrs. Jenner, as residents of Centrolis, you must be aware of the shipwreck that happened 20 years ago, right?”Books Chapters Are

had

seemed quite terrified and didn’t appear to know how to care for a child. So, we took care of her all the

blessings that we survived the sinking of the Latitude and

man carrying a child—everything matched, and every

a deep breath, composed herself, and said, “So, Lina…

with an unusual calmness. She had feared and detested this sentence for

girl in the photo had her hair cut and was wearing plain clothes. Her cheeks were reddened from crying, and tear stains were still visible. Perhaps only in this

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