Toph glanced around, feeling uneasy.

Chris was older and exuded a military aura. It made Toph cautious about acting recklessly in front of him.

Suddenly, the world seemed to hush, and each passing second felt like an eternity in the silent atmosphere.

Lena’s heart raced as she did not want to involve Chris. She decided not to argue with Toph about whatever he said concerning her, hoping he would eventually let her go after scolding her enough. But with Chris caught in the middle, she felt distressed.

As Lena was about to tug at Chris’ sleeve, Toph shouted in frustration, “You’re actually siding with her?”

“Toph…”

“Chris Hamerton! How could you side with her against me? What are you thinking?”

“Because I believe that Lenny isn’t that kind of person!” Chris almost roared.

Toph and Lena were shocked.

held Lena’s hand and looked straight into Toph’s eyes, saying, “She may have a peculiar temperament, but she’s not as ill-intentioned

explain everything, it doesn’t mean she’s weak. Toph, I hope you’ll work on your

Chris, her mind blank,

her away, and she followed

figure

to her senses, but the

“What’s wrong?” Chris asked.

his hand, and looked at him with a complicated expression. Then, she lowered

“Hey…”

she ran fast like a rabbit, disappearing

smile he did not

finally saw Renee

pantry and made

felt a little embarrassed. She accepted the coffee and took a sip but avoided

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