The phone rang for a while without anyone answering, making Zuko even more anxious. His face turned pale, and tiny beads of sweat formed on his nose.

By then, the car had already entered Hamerton Manor.

As expected, Cordelia had fallen asleep in the car. Zephyr made a gesture for everyone to stay quiet and carefully carried her out of the car.

Toph, wearing headphones and whistling, watched his father’s back and almost had “envious” written on his forehead.

“Ah, I wonder when I’ll meet someone I like. Just like dad doting on mom, I want to dote on her forever! Right, bro?”

Zuko did not react.

Toph then noticed that his brother’s face had turned pale with a look of tension.

“What’s wrong?” asked Toph.

Zuko glanced at him indifferently, telling him to go back and rest, then he walked briskly to a secluded corner of the courtyard. He dialed the number repeatedly, but no one answered. With each passing minute, his heart grew more troubled.

Countless possibilities filled his mind.

Perhaps she encountered danger while walking that small path.

Perhaps Violet had plotted something against her.

Perhaps she was already…

Zuko’s heart pounded, and it felt like his blood surged through his body in reverse. He was about to ask the butler to arrange a private plane to rush back to Jangasas when his phone suddenly vibrated in his hand.

“Hello!?”

“What’s gotten into you?” The voice on the other end was soft and carried a hint of laughter. “Why does your voice sound like that? It’s scary!”

Zuko was stunned for a few seconds and gradually calmed down. Not only did Lina find it scary, but he also found it scary.

For someone who had been mature beyond his years and accustomed to disguising his emotions, what had just happened was truly abnormal.

his words came out incoherently. “N-Nothing, I-I just, I suddenly remembered that you might be taking a walk by the seaside, and I wanted to call and

puzzled and took a while to react.

then it’s hot,

Jangasas isn’t far from Centrolis! Why does it feel like we’re living in different

his tongue and grimaced, wishing he could

walk today.” Lina spoke softly. “There’s no moon

“No moon?”

overcast in Jangasas, and the fog has set

tell me

“Huh?”

cursed himself again

worried about her safety, which was why he kept calling. He was rambling on because he wanted to hear her voice more and have a

did not want to admit that

her phone. Just moments ago, she had been doing her homework and had put her phone on silent mode. Once she was done and saw over 20 missed calls—all from the same person—her smile became sweeter than honey. She

What happened next?

rambled on with a few sentences and stopped. Now, she could only hear his slightly heavy breathing through the phone. After a moment

right away. Then,

be that she liked

was also thinking of him when he was looking at the moon and thinking

could not do

that the last possibility

you even listening?”

answered, “Oh,

are

but managed to suppress it with reason. “I… I might have to stay a few more days. After finally coming back to see my parents, how

true.” Lina was understanding. “But don’t

did not

Another awkward silence followed.

and said, “Before you come back, send me the train schedule, and I’ll pick you up at

nodded in agreement.

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