Zuko’s imposing aura, which was intimidating even without anger, made everyone in the room stand still, afraid to make a sound. After a while, Melissa gathered her courage.

“You… What else do you want?” she asked, her voice trembling.

Zuko looked at her. Melissa was just a regular middle-aged woman, overweight and exuding no sense of sophistication. Compared to his mother, this woman appeared at least ten years older.

Despite her fear, she confronted him like an old sparrow protecting a young sparrow with fluttering wings. Zuko suddenly remembered the saying about a mother’s love. Melissa’s love for Lina was no less than his mother’s love for him.

“Oh, honey…” Jesse gently pulled Melissa and looked anxious as he whispered, “Don’t provoke him. You can’t handle him—”

“Stop talking!” Melissa glared at him and then turned her wary gaze back to Zuko.

Zuko found it disdainful to argue with them. After a moment of silence, he simply put his luggage in the corner and went to sit on the porch.

After a long time, the three people in the room finally regained their senses. They took deep breaths, looked at each other, and quietly returned to their respective rooms. The whole afternoon passed peacefully.

her to temporarily escape from those disturbing emotions. Gia was both envious and distressed seeing her

you trying to keep me awake at night with coffee in the

if I didn’t buy coffee, you’d still have trouble sleeping! With an extra person at home, can you sleep?” Gia

“I…”

you have to do this? That Zeke isn’t

the rest. Lina lowered her head and drank the coffee, holding the paper

and there might be bleeding. When she woke up in the hospital, she did not feel anything unusual. She had gone

hard to

case, it was absolutely certain that Violet had drugged her! Lina pressed her temples sip of coffee, and continued

started their cleaning work, and one by one, the students left. Even Gia was going home.

the master bedroom downstairs. Lina smiled softly as she tiptoed inside, closed the door, and removed her shoes. The living room light suddenly turned

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