Renee felt a bit anxious and wanted to take Toph with her. But suddenly, Zuko appeared from nowhere and beat her to it. He grabbed Toph's arm and turned him away from Renee.

"Toph—"

"Toph!" Zuko's voice drowned her out. "Uncle Frederic and Aunt Trinity are here too. We should go and greet them!"

Toph readily agreed, completely oblivious to Renee's increasingly dark expression behind him.

The butler smiled. "Ms. Renee, please come this way."

"Can we wait a moment?"

"Are you waiting for Mr. Toph?" The butler remained composed. "I know Madam well. She never includes others when she wishes to have tea with someone."

Renee froze and slowly released her grip on her dress, forced to follow the butler.

-

Cordelia's flower room was situated in a corner of Zen Residence—an all-glass structure that sparkled like a radiant pearl in the night. There were various exotic plants and flowers inside, trying to outshine each other.

a sofa, sipping tea, and a delicate pastry sat on the

and entered, keeping

her with a smile.

a smile. Sitting beside Cordelia, she felt as if she were sitting on

this tea." Cordelia poured a cup for her. "See if it's any different from what

and looked

warmly, but Renee detected an iciness

"Aunt Cordelia, I—"

on, just give it a try."

nice faint color. Renee was not well-versed

what Lina would do if

knowledge was limited. However, she never hesitated to admit when she did not know something. She never cared about what others thought, which was quite similar to

Lena, Renee clenched

"Renee, you weren't this reserved when you used

picked up the teacup and took a sip.

taste?" Cordelia asked with a

teacup down. "It's

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