Zuko glanced at Chris.

He was really lacking backbone! What on earth did this girl have that made a tough special forces soldier like him so afraid?

Zuko cleared his throat a couple of times, then copied Chris by bending down to clean the kitchen floor.

Lena did not pay any attention to them. She opened the fridge and took out ribs, abalones, chicken wings, sea cucumbers, and even an Australian lobster. She then preheated the steamer and the oven and donned an apron.

Zuko asked softly, “Lena, are you cooking?”

Lena’s face remained expressionless as she replied, “Yes.”

“Such a sumptuous dinner?”

Nicholas and Linda were getting older, so they usually had light dinners to avoid putting too much strain on their bodies. At most, they would have some soup or consume nutritional supplements.

the spread Lena was preparing looked like a feast. ‘Perhaps it is

knowing smiles, understanding each

strength,” Lena explained as she started seasoning the ingredients, preparing to roast some

Are you

thinking, ‘Who else could

just got a call from

arms, and sighed. She then returned the delicacies to the fridge, leaving Zuko and Chris

“Uh…”

and Mrs. Thompson have already had their soup. So, there won’t be anyone

“The

“Oh, you two?”

like she implied, “Oh, you two? Are you two

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