“Must you interfere in my affairs, you stinky brat?” Drake grumbled, annoyed.

Alexander was his son, and he didn’t plan to keep secrets from him. In his eyes, they shared the same blood. No matter how much he scolded or disciplined him, he couldn’t abandon his own flesh and blood.

He opened a drawer and found a pair of scissors, cutting off Nala’s braids, which fell to the floor.

Alexander was shocked. He wanted to stop his father, but he knew he couldn’t match Drake’s strength, so he bit his lip and approached him. “Dad, are you really going to sell this girl?”

“It’s not my choice. It’s what Bianca wants,” Drake said with a frown, instructing Alexander to fetch some of his old clothes from the wardrobe.

Alexander brought the clothes and watched as Drake’s dirty hands tore at Nala’s small dress. He exclaimed, “What are you doing?”

“You little troublemaker!” Drake glared at him. “Lower your voice. Do you want to expose us?”

“Dad, you—”

“I need to change this girl’s clothes! Her current attire will make her stand out,” Drake explained impatiently.

and pushed his father aside. “I’ll do

started to say, then chuckled softly, patting Alexander’s head. “Ah, I see now. You want to help your old man, huh? Heh… I can still count on my son when it matters! Alright, you’re

Nala’s

that should do it!” Drake signaled to him. “The van is in the backyard. Let’s

are you taking

outskirts,” Drake impatiently replied.

at the Hamerton

took place in a separate hall with a limited number of guests, and the atmosphere was pleasant, accompanied by soothing

appeared calm

off. Drake had claimed to have taken Persephone. With his daughter missing, how could Zuko still be hosting a

you here?” Suddenly, someone tapped Bianca on the shoulder

Arya, who was wearing

you!

momentarily surprised but managed to

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