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 eyebrows. “How

seven fingers. “Since we’re

“Isn’t that dad’s allowance?”

“Hahaha!”

he’d remove his 400-dollar antique belt to

almost fell

to hold him and took over the skewers he was holding. “Okay, okay. Take a break. I’ll do

peals of laughter continued under the sun. Even the birds watched

black with

Don’t you guys think

the sunshine

today was a thank-you gathering and a

head, stood up, and rushed over to pull Chris up. He tried to

on the shoulder, helping her

went with Lina in

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