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.

face of

anyone she came across if they had seen the girl. The photos Linda had of Pamela were only up until she was four years old. The

of the shipwreck that happened 20 years ago,

glanced at Zephyr subconsciously, and he too had a deep gaze, his brows

called the Latitude… We met Lina on that ship. She was being carried by a man who seemed quite terrified and didn’t appear to know how to care for a child. So, we took care of her

survived

could hardly believe her ears. The Latitude, the shipwreck, a man

a deep breath, composed herself,

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

gently running her fingers over the young and innocent face, feeling a sudden pang in her chest. The girl in the photo had her hair cut

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