“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

still too young to see through

“Well—”

better they are at pretending. Have you heard the saying that a

why her mother was

“And you have to get rid of her. Otherwise, you and Toph won’t have an

saying?” Renee couldn’t help but

lowered her head, portraying the meek housewife she once

demeanor, Renee couldn’t ignore the vicious glint in her eyes when discussing getting

as she asked, “Mom, what do you

you must find a way to get rid of her. Keeping her around will bring

“Lena has never offended me, and she’s been really good to Lina. How

clinging to

couldn’t answer

also not a good time for Toph and me to get married anyway,” Renee murmured. “We don’t have our own careers and income,

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

than his brother! And on the Irwins’ side… Zuko has already inherited the Count title, so it’s only natural that Toph gets a larger

“Mom!”

own good!” Kaitlyn suddenly raised

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