Despite that...

Toph took out his phone, the screen pitch black. He scrolled through his recent chat history with Renee, each message feeling like he was talking to himself.

[Have you eaten?]

[What are you doing at home?]

[Do you want to go out for a walk today?]

No response to any of them.

However, it was not like this in the past. Previously, the reply would be almost immediate no matter who messaged the other. They could talk about even the most trivial matters, like seeing a small flower by the road, finding a cute baby laughing, or the weather being really sunny for a long time.

Toph felt a bit downcast as he dug into the food.

Wendy brought in

"Zuko, Toph!"

easy to know who it was judging by that

lit up with a smile. To everyone's surprise, Chris and Lena followed closely behind, holding

and Zuko exchanged a glance, sharing an

You three came together!" Toph's previous gloominess vanished as he warmly welcomed them. "Join us for a meal! I'll ask Aunt

already eaten, and they've probably had their special

her present in advance! My dad got a good piece of jade, had it carved into the shape of a peony,

I'll bring it

you so much." Zuko

Uncle Zephyr and Aunt Cordelia won't mind!" "How could they?!" Toph laughed heartily. "Anything Uncle Josiah gives must be good stuff! Oh, hey Chris, what

to enjoy the food

attempted to

alright, I was joking!" Chris chuckled. "I'm the same as Arya. I'll present my gift tomorrow. But tonight,

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