Zuko was about to reveal the truth when a knock on the door interrupted them. The butler entered with Jesse and Melissa, wearing a smile as he explained, “Mr. and Mrs. Jenner got lost in the garden. We guided them to the guest room, but they insisted on seeing you.”

Zephyr and Cordelia exchanged polite smiles and gestured for Zuko to leave first.

Cordelia poured floral tea for everyone, noticing the perspiration on their foreheads and realizing they must have something important to discuss.

“Please, speak your mind,” she said with a gentle smile. “We’re going to be family, no need to be too formal.”

“In that case, I won’t beat around the bush,” Melissa said, taking out a photo. It showed the two of them holding a young Lina, taken on a ship with a dock in the background as they were about to buy snacks for her.

That act had saved them from their biggest disaster.

changed as she saw the face of the little girl, her

the girl. The photos Linda had of

Mrs. Jenner, as residents of Centrolis, you must be aware

and he too had a deep gaze, his brows furrowing

ship was called the Latitude… We met Lina on that ship. She was being carried by a man who seemed quite terrified and didn’t appear to know how

because of this child’s blessings that we survived the sinking

man carrying a child—everything matched, and every clue pointed to

deep breath, composed herself, and

feared and detested this

running her fingers over the young and innocent face, feeling a sudden pang in her chest. The girl in the photo had her hair cut and was wearing plain clothes. Her cheeks were reddened from crying, and tear stains were still visible. Perhaps only in this disguise could she

saw their beloved baby in such

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