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 as you

hope you’ll work

blank, feeling warmth from his hand

and she followed like a marionette being pulled

figure suddenly

jolted, snapping back to her senses, but

“What’s wrong?” Chris asked.

at him with a complicated expression. Then,

“Hey…”

call out to her, but she ran fast like a rabbit, disappearing

a smile he did

and Lina finally saw Renee at the

into the pantry and made her a

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

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