Lena held the bag tightly in her hand. Beside her, Chris felt that something was wrong and turned to give her a concerned and serious look.

"I didn't..."

"I know." He held her hand firmly. "It's okay. I'll accompany you to explain it."

"There's no need for an explanation at all," Lena whispered. "Renee framed me! I haven't done anything wrong. Even if the police come, I won't admit to it!"

"Lenny..." Chris looked pained. "But it's best not to blow this out of proportion for now. It's Aunt Cordelia's birthday today, and Renee is Toph's fiancee. If we make a scene, you won't gain anything and will have to endure everyone's criticism—"

"I'm not afraid!"

"Lenny!" Chris held her shoulder. "I know you're not afraid of gossip, but aren't you afraid of being misunderstood by Lina?"

Lena froze, her gaze slowly dimming.

had the power to influence Lena. As her boyfriend, Chris accepted his role humbly, willing to

ear. "But now isn't the time for a head-on confrontation. We need

Lena looked at him.

and determination that

that even if the whole world condemned her, he would always stand by her

life, she had a pair of strong

and the other elders. They all gathered around, asking

Toph, crying while continuously

anxious. "I think we should call the

mother's birthday, and you want to call the police during the

"But that ring..."

only a ring," Zuko said calmly, exchanging a knowing look with his father. He then turned to Toph and spoke softly. "Let's not spoil mom's mood over

Renee gently nudged his

the

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