Just then, Zuko’s phone rang. The slight startle caused him to lighten his kick as he saw the name on the screen he had been the most worried about seeing these past few days—Melissa.

Taking a deep breath, Zuko walked outside the room to answer the call. He greeted Melissa in a relaxed tone, “Ma’am.”

Melissa unconsciously called out “Zeke” but quickly corrected herself, becoming cautious and reserved. “Mr… Mr. Hamerton, hello.”

“Ma’am, no need to be formal with me. Just call me Zeke. Why didn’t you inform me when you left Centrolis a few days ago?”

“Oh…” Melissa forced a smile and said, “We didn’t want to bother you. We can still manage… Well… Lina… Is she doing well?”

She hesitated before finally asking the question.

In fact, for the past two days, she had been agonizing over this phone call. The moment she learned that Lina was the only daughter of the Thompsons, a true heiress, she knew that she should gracefully step back.

regarded Lina as her own daughter. Upon returning to Jangasas, she repeatedly looked through Lina’s

secretly called Lina, just wanting to hear her voice.

couldn’t fathom why she cut off

ongoing treatment at the hospital, she tore off the intravenous

heiress, and her biological parents would definitely

held them in until today when she couldn’t sit still anymore and

tone. “Mr. H-Hamerton, is Lina

poker face if it were someone else. But facing Melissa, who was

“Mr. Hamerton? Zeke?”

Zuko’s throat tightened. “Lina… She’s

on the other end of the line, followed

Melissa forced a smile. “I understand. She must be very busy… She didn’t receive a good education while growing up with me, so she must

as she’s doing well. Ask her

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