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Renee felt a bit anxious and wanted to take Toph with her. But suddenly, Zuko appeared from nowhere and beat her to it. He grabbed Toph’s arm and turned him away from Renee.

“Toph—”

“Toph!” Zuko’s voice drowned her out. “Uncle Frederic and Aunt Trinity are here too. We should go and greet them!”

Toph readily agreed, completely oblivious to Renee’s increasingly dark expression behind him.

The butler smiled. “Ms. Renee, please come this way.”

“Can we wait a moment?”

“Are you waiting for Mr. Toph?” The butler remained composed. “I know Madam well. She never includes others when she wishes to have tea with someone.”

Renee froze and slowly released her grip on her dress, forced to follow the butler.

–

Cordelia’s flower room was situated in a corner of Zen Residence—an all-glass structure that sparkled like a radiant pearl in the night. There were various exotic plants and flowers inside, trying to outshine each other.

Cordelia was seated on a sofa, sipping tea, and a delicate pastry sat on the table.

on the door and

looked at her with a smile. “Renee, come and have

beside Cordelia, she felt as if she were sitting on pins and needles —even her breath was

“See if it’s any different from what

looked up at

warmly, but Renee detected an iciness

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give it a try.” Cordelia placed the teacup in

tea had a nice faint color. Renee was not well-versed in tea, and a sense of inferiority inexplicably

would do if she

so her knowledge was limited. However, she never hesitated

of Lena, Renee clenched her

you weren’t this reserved when

teacup and took a sip. The aroma of the tea

Cordelia

the teacup