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.

tea, and a delicate pastry sat on the

door and entered,

with a smile.

if she were sitting on pins

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

looked up

detected an iciness beneath her

"Aunt Cordelia, I—"

it a try." Cordelia placed

Renee was not well-versed in tea, and a

Lina would do

limited. However, she never hesitated to admit when

Lena, Renee clenched her

chuckled. "Renee, you weren't

lips. She picked up the teacup and took a sip. The

does it taste?" Cordelia

the teacup down. "It's

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