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

“Since we’re brothers, I’ll charge

“Isn’t that dad’s allowance?”

“Hahaha!”

that dad isn’t here! Otherwise, he’d remove his 400-dollar antique belt to

fell from

took over the skewers he was

of laughter continued under the sun. Even the

in black with black baseball

“Um… Don’t you guys think you forgot

the sunshine boy, laughed

only then remembered that today was a thank-you gathering and

over to pull Chris up. He tried to grab Lena, but she

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

with Lina in the

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