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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.

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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.

sofa, sipping tea, and a delicate pastry sat on

on the door and entered, keeping her head

smile. "Renee, come and

nodded, forcing a smile. Sitting beside Cordelia, she felt as if she were sitting on pins and needles —even

cup for her. "See if it's any different from what

and looked

but Renee detected an iciness beneath

"Aunt Cordelia, I—"

try." Cordelia placed the teacup in her

Renee was not well-versed in tea, and a sense of inferiority inexplicably

what Lina would do if she were in

she never hesitated to admit when she did not know something. She

of Lena, Renee clenched

chuckled. "Renee, you weren't this reserved when

took

it taste?" Cordelia

put the teacup down.

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