Zuko smiled lightly. This was exactly what he wanted to say.

“That’s right, it was Fred who found it,” he said softly. “He has some expertise in this area, so investigating the formula was a piece of cake.”

“But…” Lina blinked. “I thought someone would secretly dispose of the drinks to destroy the evidence after the event that night. I never expected you could find a sample!”

“It wasn’t my brother who found it!” Toph grinned. “Guess who helped us this time, Pammy?”

Lina’s heart skipped a beat.

‘Could it be her again? Lena?’ she wondered.

“Someone did want to destroy the evidence.” Zuko smiled faintly. “But that’s a massive task. Just as that person was trying to get rid of the remaining problematic drinks, Lena caught him.”

Toph continued. “It’s quite a coincidence. That person was trying to dispose of the evidence in the alley behind the bar where Lena works!”

The subsequent events did not need to be explained further.

Lena was already quite skilled at dealing with men, so catching the person and getting the remaining problematic drinks was a breeze for her.

Fred’s testing was also easy for him, and everything fell into place.

a sigh of

a

only people from his family, the Grists, could have this formula.” Zuko’s expression darkened slightly. “The formula came about because the Grist Group was trying to cut costs.

the

already evident—Violet was the only Grist with whom she

Gia got me in

Lina frowned. “The incident happened at the Thompson Group’s film studio opening ceremony, and the targets were all major celebrities. There were so many people present that day. I doubt Violet

and smiled tenderly. Lina was intelligent,

be someone else behind this,” Zuko said in a low

his eyes. “Or… did Uncle Nicholas offend someone

phone in

messages from the

Lina glanced at

to sweat, almost leaning back against the

Renee smiled and left, not

alone in the room,

sent old photos of her and Zuko at the beach during their childhood. In the pictures, they were building sandcastles together. Desiree looked cheerful, while Zuko appeared more

was the Hamertons’ private beach, a place Zuko often took Pammy to

pictures, Lina felt slight discomfort, like a thorn stuck in her heart. Though it didn’t

all the

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