“Toph, there’s no need to go through all this trouble again.” Renee spoke, her voice filled with sincerity. She looked into Toph’s eyes and confessed, “I am not Pamela.”

Toph’s hands trembled, almost causing the instant noodles to spill. Despite mentally preparing himself, hearing the admission directly from Renee still came as a shock.

Renee extended her hand and continued. “Let’s get to know each other again. My name is Renee Thompson. Thompson…”

She paused, biting her lip before continuing, “As in Melvin Thompson’s Thompson.”

A moment of silence hung in the air before Toph murmured, “So you’re indeed Melvin’s daughter.”

Renee questioned, “Indeed?”

Toph looked up, explaining, “We always felt that you resemble him, so we made an educated guess, and it turned out to be correct.”

her head, a soft smile gracing her lips. “I hope

deceive Uncle Nicholas and Aunt Linda? Do you

contact with him as if it could keep them apart. Deep down, she knew they could never truly

soft voice broke the silence. “Toph, if… and I’m just saying ‘if’ here, if your mother had an incurable disease, would you do

“Of course!”

should understand why

a reason for you to deceive others, especially people like Uncle Nicholas and Aunt Linda. You… You deceived and hurt them. Aren’t you afraid of the

“Toph, you said you’d do anything for your mother. Can’t you understand

as she recounted

time. He was pleasantly surprised that Zuko had taken the initiative to invite him this time. Fred had prepared coffee and pastries in advance, specifically instructing the staff not to make

adjusted his tie, practicing a smile

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