“Oh, it’s nothing,” Kaitlyn replied, lowering her head briefly before looking up with a soft smile. “Renee, I haven’t been feeling very comfortable after my surgery, so I prefer not to be touched… Can you understand?”

“Mom?” Renee’s eyes widened. “Where are you feeling uncomfortable? I can ask Lina and Zuko to help…”

“No need.”

Kaitlyn grabbed her, and Renee was taken aback, noticing that her mother’s hand didn’t feel as hard as before.

Kaitlyn had always been sick, weak, and frail, making her hands feel like dry twigs. But now…

“Renee, I have something to tell you.”

Renee refocused and looked at her mother attentively.

“What kind of person is Lena?”

“Why are you suddenly asking about this?”

“Just asking casually.”

Renee pondered for a moment and replied softly, “Is this about the incident where she blocked you from entering the study and argued with you?

misunderstood her. She has a cold personality and prefers to keep her distance from strangers, but she has a good

sneered. “Renee, you’re still too young

“Well—”

better they are at pretending. Have you heard the

understanding why

at her seriously. “And you have to get rid of her. Otherwise, you

what are you saying?” Renee couldn’t help but jolt in

Kaitlyn lowered her head, portraying the meek

ignore the vicious glint in her eyes when

asked, “Mom, what

at the Thompsons’ anymore! Renee, you must find a way to get rid of her. Keeping her around

and she’s been really good to Lina. How could she

is she clinging to the

couldn’t answer that

“We don’t have our own careers and income, and I still need to take care of

kind of career does Toph need?” Kaitlyn raised an eyebrow. “He’s the second heir of the Hamertons. He’s

Irwins’ side… Zuko has already inherited the Count title, so it’s only natural that

“Mom!”

am doing this for your own good!”

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