“Oh, it’s nothing,” Kaitlyn replied, lowering her head briefly before looking up with a soft smile. “Renee, I haven’t been feeling very comfortable after my surgery, so I prefer not to be touched… Can you understand?”

“Mom?” Renee’s eyes widened. “Where are you feeling uncomfortable? I can ask Lina and Zuko to help…”

“No need.”

Kaitlyn grabbed her, and Renee was taken aback, noticing that her mother’s hand didn’t feel as hard as before.

Kaitlyn had always been sick, weak, and frail, making her hands feel like dry twigs. But now…

“Renee, I have something to tell you.”

Renee refocused and looked at her mother attentively.

“What kind of person is Lena?”

“Why are you suddenly asking about this?”

“Just asking casually.”

Renee pondered for a moment and replied softly, “Is this about the incident where she blocked you from entering the study and argued with you?

misunderstood her. She has a cold personality and prefers to keep her distance from strangers, but she has a

still too young to

“Well—”

is like that, the better they are at pretending. Have you heard the saying

understanding why her mother was

at her seriously. “And you have to get rid of her. Otherwise, you and Toph won’t have an easy

what are you saying?” Renee couldn’t help but jolt in

that, Kaitlyn lowered her head, portraying the meek

ignore the vicious glint in her eyes when discussing getting rid

heart pounded as she asked, “Mom, what

you must find a way to get rid of her. Keeping her around will bring trouble! Look, she’s already caused you and Toph to delay

never offended me, and she’s been really good to

clinging to the Thompsons and not

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also not a good time for Toph and me to get married anyway,” Renee murmured. “We don’t have our own careers and

of career does Toph need?” Kaitlyn raised an eyebrow. “He’s the second heir of

always dote more on their youngest, so he should get more than his brother! And on the Irwins’ side… Zuko has already inherited the Count

“Mom!”

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