Married a Secret Billionaire by Breaking Wave

Zuko smiled softly, affirming, “It will definitely happen.”

“Alright, enough with the sentimentality, you two,” Toph chuckled and pointed, diverting their attention. “Look, who’s that over there?”

Lina followed Toph’s finger, her gaze falling upon two middle-aged individuals making their way toward them, their steps unsteady and cautious. The pier’s uneven surface caused them to stumble occasionally, but their determination to see their daughter remained unyielding.

Lina’s heart tightened, rendering her momentarily motionless. She observed the anxiety etched on their faces and the cautious longing in their eyes. Despite their distinguished attire, which made them stand out in the crowd, their movements appeared unsteady and disheveled.

A clenched fist rested tightly by Lina’s side, her heart seemingly ready to leap out of her throat.

Nicholas and Linda, supporting each other, hastened their pace until they reached a certain distance from Lina. Suddenly, they came to a halt, unsure whether to proceed or retreat. Advancing further might elicit uncertainty regarding their daughter’s reception, yet retreating seemed equally difficult for them.

Linda hesitated. Her desire to move forward quelled as Nicholas pulled her back, preventing her from taking a step.

D-Don’t startle her,” Nicholas pleaded, his voice filled with

ached profoundly. This man, who had been rough and unrestrained throughout

hand, Nicholas and Linda inched forward, carefully treading the path. Over the past 20 years, they

in a daze, unable to utter a single word. The

on Lina’s shoulder and whispered, “Lina, these are your mother

pursed her lips, attempting to utter the words “mom” and “dad” several times,

“In the

tears flowed uncontrollably as

stories of her mother’s stunning beauty and had seen old photographs of them together at the Hamertons. Yet, she never realized that the handsome, heroic man in those pictures was

years—the years she had been absent from their lives—had taken