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.

brought in some

"Zuko, Toph!"

who it was judging by that sweet

Chris and Lena followed closely behind, holding hands. Their eyes radiated happiness, tinged with a touch

a glance,

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

replied. "I've already eaten, and they've probably had their special pizza of

at the Hamerton brothers. "I'm here today to give Aunt Cordelia her present in advance! My dad got a good piece of jade, had it

bring it

much." Zuko smiled

won't mind!"

shrugged. "I'll just be here tomorrow to enjoy the food and drinks.

playfully attempted to

chuckled. "I'm the same as Arya. I'll present my gift tomorrow. But tonight, there's

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