Mary let out a scream, collapsing against the wall. Startled, Zuko wanted to go and help her, but she kept avoiding him, trembling in fear.

“I-I’m sorry!” she stuttered, apologizing, “I didn’t mean to! I promise I won’t say it again, never again!”

Zuko furrowed his brows, sensing that Mary knew something more. He slowly crouched down, his gaze turning icy, and spoke each word deliberately. “Mrs. Nash, are you hiding something from me?”

“Huh?”

“Did you and my mother-in-law have another argument about Lina’s birth?” Zuko asked, his intuition guiding him.

Mary’s face turned pale as she lowered her head, unable to meet his gaze.

Zuko continued, his eyes narrowing. “If I’m not mistaken, you met my mother-in-law and mocked the fact that Lina was adopted, which led to the fight between you two.”

After a moment, Mary timidly nodded.

Zuko’s expression grew stern. “Why did you say that?”

selfish motive. I wanted to introduce my daughter to you and

I said is true! You know, Lina’s birth certificate

like he was navigating a maze, getting closer to the exit. Mary’s words

and drank with my husband. He got drunk and revealed a lot… He said that the

spoke the truth while drunk, which is why I’m

impassive, his silence

calling out “Zeke” tentatively. When she received no response, she quickly fled as

slowly and

was hot and humid, with an impending sense of a coming storm. The weather forecast warned

when Pammy went missing—it was also a

accident in nearly 20 years—the sinking

was on that

and

“Hello, bro. Have you taken

finally spoke, his

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