Lina’s eyes were downcast, and she did not respond.

Zuko remained silent as well, sitting quietly on the side.

“Bro, Pammy!” Toph appeared quite aggrieved. “Do you really have to be this unforgiving? I genuinely came here today to apologize.”

Chris pinched Toph from behind, prompting him to quickly blurt out, “I shouldn’t have acted so thoughtlessly. I shouldn’t have repeatedly caused trouble for Lena, and I definitely shouldn’t have… Shouldn’t have caused such a scene at Uncle Nicholas’ place!

“I’m sorry!”

With that, Toph slapped his legs together, stood at attention, and performed a formal 90-degree bow!

Zuko looked at him and smiled faintly.

“If it weren’t for Chris dragging you here, would you have even come?”

Toph scratched his head bashfully.

Chris was not just anyone. Only under his militarized pressure did Toph obediently come to apologize.

“Even though Chris gave me a bit of a lesson…” Toph began to explain, “I genuinely came here to apologize! Actually, I do regret the quarrel with Lena. After all, she’s a girl, and arguing with her was ungentlemanly!”

Just as he finished speaking, he tried to look fawningly at Lina.

“Besides, Lena saved Grandma Janine! It did feel a little ungrateful of me to treat her that way, right, Pammy?”

“Alright, we’re all family!” Chris laughed. “Look at Mr. Toph Hamerton here. Have you ever seen him so humble? Let’s turn the page on this incident, okay?”

Zuko wanted to say something but just patted Chris’ shoulder instead.

Chris continued. “Is Lena still at the Thompsons’? If so, we can go there now. Toph said he wants to admit his mistakes to her in person, haha!”

“Chris!” Toph shot him a look with an awkward chuckle.

“Hold on!” Zuko stopped them. “Lena… isn’t at the Thompsons’ anymore.”

“What?”

“She left.” Lina stood up and said calmly. “She left a letter for me and disappeared. I’m searching for her.”

Chris stood frozen

I’ll help you both find her!” Toph said.

of.” Zuko sighed lightly. “Places where she used to work, like the bar and small restaurant, even the cheap place she used to rent. We’ve checked them all, but there’s

she leave

Toph

his grip on the letter

murmured, “Lena is eccentric but genuinely

Zuko gave him

after all. What do you expect

waved his hand. “Let’s not talk about her. Finding

looked at Lina. “Pammy, did you notice

“Hmm?”

kind of best friend are you? This girl doesn’t follow the usual path. Can’t you see

gaze turned

are where she usually goes, but think about it. Would she go to those places if she genuinely didn’t want

Lina exchanged glances as realization struck

“Go on!”

scratched his head. “That’s about all

a loss for

we can think along these lines!” Toph tried to salvage the situation. “For example, Pammy, you two are close. Did you ever share any secrets or talk about future plans? Did she ever mention

Lina furrowed her brow.

mind. It was from the

place amidst the group’s liveliness, sitting quietly by a small river. They still did

meat to Lena. She

they

him, “Were you in the Special

smiled. “I was a sniper

you go back to

the international peacekeeping forces. If the country needs me, I won’t

I’m starting to feel like joining the

you—” Chris stopped. He knew Lena would not like being

then changed it to: “A girl like you would do

rarely smiled, but she did then. “Where

the west.” Chris gestured. “Got

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