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?”

a selfish motive. I wanted to introduce my daughter to you and didn’t want the Jenners to

true! You know, Lina’s birth

a maze, getting closer to the exit. Mary’s words only

from Centrolis that year, he had 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 to take Lina off the ship midway,

true! Jesse spoke the truth while drunk, which is why

remained impassive, his silence

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

slowly and

hot and humid, with an impending sense of a coming storm. The weather forecast warned of an approaching typhoon, urging everyone to

was

recalled the only maritime accident in nearly 20 years—the sinking of the

on that

his eyes and let out a

phone vibrated, indicating a call from Toph. “Hello, bro. Have you taken

didn’t respond immediately. When he finally spoke, his reply was concise. “I

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