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?”

had a selfish motive. I wanted to introduce my daughter to you and didn’t want the Jenners to benefit… That’s why I told you

true! You know, Lina’s birth certificate is

a maze, getting closer to the

a meal and drank with my husband. He got drunk and revealed a lot… He said that the ship they were on, the Latitude, sank on their way back, but they managed

this is absolutely true! Jesse spoke the truth while drunk, which

remained impassive, his silence resembling

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

and walked to

sense of a coming

was also a day of strong winds and heavy

accident in nearly 20

on that

and let out a

vibrated, indicating a call from Toph. “Hello, bro. Have you taken Lina for the

spoke, his reply was

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