Cordelia comforted Linda for a while before lifting her eyes and noticing Melvin’s grim face.

She swiftly kicked Zephyr’s foot under the table and signaled him.

Zephyr quickly caught on to Melvin’s expression, and the couple exchanged knowing smiles. They had a rough idea now. It didn’t matter if it was the legitimate Pammy or not. Melvin was undoubtedly the mastermind behind everything.

As they left the house, Renee stopped the bodyguards from following them. She grabbed Toph’s hand and hurriedly ran toward the beach. If she didn’t do this, Toph would never believe that such a pale and weak body could possess such power!

When they reached the beach, even the strong second grandson of the Hamertons felt fatigued. But Renee remained unaffected. Her vacant eyes stared coldly at the foggy sea. Renee bit her lip, her body trembling.

Toph cautiously approached her. “Pammy, are you okay?”

Her body instinctively trembled upon hearing him call her “Pammy”.

Renee wrapped her arms around herself and slowly sank down on the sandy beach. After a long while, she finally turned her face to look at him. Her lips moved, and she spoke softly. “Toph…”

Toph’s expression turned serious, “Pammy, have you gotten yourself into trouble? Tell me, I promise to help you!”

Their eyes met.

on the edge of collapse. Pretending to be someone else was torturous, and she had come to realize that the two brothers were incredibly astute. She

Renee would

so, she had pretended not to notice when Toph discreetly stole

Melvin would tamper with Nicholas’ sample and use his instead. Melvin and Renee were father and

herself that it would all come to an end.

at her in silence, attentive to her every

a phone call interrupted

reality and retrieved her phone from her pocket. The unknown number on the screen

moved a distance away. She only dared to answer the call after making sure Toph wasn’t following her and couldn’t hear her

“Hello?”

disobedient girl!” The man on the other end gritted his teeth. “You dare defy me! Well, I’m heading to the hospital to

do whatever you ask. Please, just

was silence on the other

haven’t gone against you!” Renee hurriedly explained. “I brought Toph along to… build a closer relationship with him. I can secure a portion of the

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