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.

looked like a feast.

exchanged knowing smiles, understanding each other without

replenish her strength,” Lena explained as she

“Uh… Are you making this

‘Who else could

a call from Pammy. She said she’s working

She then returned the delicacies to the fridge, leaving

“Uh…”

and Mrs. Thompson have already had their soup. So, there

responded before Zuko. “The two of us don’t count as

“Oh, you two?”

clear, big eyes seemed innocent and pure, but Chris felt like she implied, “Oh, you two?

it was getting awkward to stay there. As such, he

as he was about to leave the kitchen, Lena called

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