Zuko glanced at Chris.

He was really lacking backbone! What on earth did this girl have that made a tough special forces soldier like him so afraid?

Zuko cleared his throat a couple of times, then copied Chris by bending down to clean the kitchen floor.

Lena did not pay any attention to them. She opened the fridge and took out ribs, abalones, chicken wings, sea cucumbers, and even an Australian lobster. She then preheated the steamer and the oven and donned an apron.

Zuko asked softly, “Lena, are you cooking?”

Lena’s face remained expressionless as she replied, “Yes.”

“Such a sumptuous dinner?”

Nicholas and Linda were getting older, so they usually had light dinners to avoid putting too much strain on their bodies. At most, they would have some soup or consume nutritional supplements.

preparing looked like a feast. ‘Perhaps it is intended for Chris?’ he

two men exchanged knowing smiles, understanding each other without

lately, so I’m making something nice for her to replenish her strength,” Lena explained as she started seasoning the ingredients, preparing

asked, “Uh… Are you making this for

give him a faint look, thinking, ‘Who

from Pammy. She said she’s working late and won’t be coming home

her arms, and sighed. She then returned the delicacies to the fridge, leaving Zuko and Chris

“Uh…”

their soup. So, there won’t be anyone having dinner at home

wait…” Chris responded before Zuko. “The two of us

“Oh, you two?”

pure, but Chris felt like she implied, “Oh, you two? Are you

but stifle a laugh, feeling that it was getting awkward

as he was about to leave the kitchen,

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