Lina gave Toph a thumbs up.

Zuko smiled and spoke. “This man was prepping in the kitchen the whole day yesterday. He marinated for three to four hours alone, scaring our chefs!”

“Why?” Lina asked.

“They thought the Hamertons no longer needed chefs, that we were firing them,” Zuko replied.

Lina laughed out loud.

Renee played the role of the waiter, serving drinks and condiments to everyone. She was happy to keep busy.

“Cuz, this is Toph’s secret recipe! We must try it!” Renee exclaimed.

“Yes, you must!” Zuko said. “This dude stayed in the kitchen yesterday, forbidding me from looking!”

“Why would I let you steal it?” Toph, wearing a loose T-shirt, said while fanning himself. “I came up with this secret recipe after many rounds of tests and trials. You’d need to pay to learn!”

raised his

showed seven fingers. “Since we’re brothers, I’ll charge you

“Isn’t that dad’s allowance?”

“Hahaha!”

here! Otherwise, he’d remove his 400-dollar antique belt

fell

hold him and took over the skewers he was holding. “Okay, okay. Take a break.

under the sun. Even the birds watched them

quiet. Both were dressed in black with black baseball caps on their heads. Their calm expressions looked the same,

Don’t you guys think you forgot something

sunshine boy,

followed Jacob’s gaze and only then remembered that today was a thank-you gathering and a welcome-home party for

rushed over to pull Chris up. He tried to grab Lena,

over to pat her on the shoulder, helping her and Chris blend in

went with Lina

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