Toph gazed at his older brother with astonishment.

Cordelia affectionately patted Toph’s head and approvingly looked at Zuko.

“Zuko is right.” Zephyr nodded. “I still remember how much Melissa doted on Pammy, treating her like her own. And Melissa had cancer… From that perspective, her situation is similar to Kaitlyn’s.”

Cordelia continued. “But even in such circumstances, she was aware that Pammy is going to marry Zuko, and she gave her all to prepare a gift for Pammy. A shop and a house might not seem like much to us, and Linda might not even be interested, but that was everything Melissa could offer!”

“Not only did she give everything, but she also didn’t make any demands from us.” Zephyr looked at Toph with mixed emotions. “She didn’t ask how much is in your mom’s jewelry box, nor did she ask how much of a share Zuko has.”

Everyone fell silent at his words.

Toph furrowed his brow as if realizing something, and his heart raced.

Cordelia spoke slowly after a while. “Toph, I suggest you postpone your marriage with Renee temporarily.”

“What?” Toph stood up abruptly, nearly knocking over a cup of tea on the table.

“W-Why?” he exclaimed emotionally. “Renee and I are already talking about marriage. What will she think if I tell her we need to delay the wedding at this point?”

“Calm down!” Zuko held onto his shoulder. “We’re not saying you can’t get married, just a temporary delay!”

“Don’t touch me!”

“Toph!” Zuko’s expression turned frosty. “Right now, we need to figure out exactly what Aunt Kaitlyn is up to. Once we’ve clarified that, it won’t be too late for you to get married!”

“What’s there to figure out?” Toph yelled. “She just wants some money, right? We’re not lacking in money! Why do you all assume everyone is after money and power when you see them? Can’t you think better of people? She’s Renee’s mother!”

in front of your parents!” Zuko’s demeanor

he fell silent, turned his face away, and sulked without looking at

forward, patting his shoulder to comfort him. Zephyr seemed stern

for

naturally more naive and kind-hearted as the youngest in the family. They had always believed that shielding him from the world’s evil was the

resilience of Zuko, putting him at a disadvantage in certain

want to hear it!” This was the first time Toph had

momentarily stunned, and Toph

was both angry and

your younger brother! Don’t

agreed and hurriedly went after

ran off quickly enough to ask the manor’s driver to take him to the horse

wild circles. The wind whistled past his ears, and his mind buzzed like thousands of bees

brother had. He believed that as long as he loved Renee

had never cared about

was in disarray. He fiercely cracked the whip, and the horse sped off, kicking up

a while, someone caught up from behind. It was Zuko,

blinked and picked up the pace, but Zuko, skilled in horsemanship, easily kept up with

Toph squeezed the

the panicked horse just before it went berserk. He worked hard to

also became calmer

you know how dangerous your behavior was just now?” Zuko’s expression remained stern. “What if you had fallen and been seriously injured?

lowered his head, not arguing or defending himself. He admitted he was wrong, acting impulsively without considering the consequences, and understood Zuko’s

shoulder. “Despite your straightforward and simple

him. “It’s easy for you to say… If it were you postponing your wedding, do you think you’d be this composed? You might be even

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