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.

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

the door and entered, keeping her head

smile.

beside Cordelia, she felt as if

this tea." Cordelia poured a cup for her. "See if it's

and looked up

detected

"Aunt Cordelia, I—"

it a try." Cordelia placed the teacup in

right, and the tea had a nice faint color. Renee was not well-versed in tea, and a sense of

Lina would do if

limited. However, she never hesitated to admit when she did

Lena, Renee

you weren't

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

does it taste?" Cordelia asked with

put the teacup down.

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