Married a Secret Billionaire by Breaking Wave

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

the door and entered,

with a smile.

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

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

looked up at

but Renee detected

"Aunt Cordelia, I—"

try." Cordelia placed the

nice faint color. Renee was not well-versed in tea, and a sense of inferiority inexplicably welled up within

what Lina would do if

about tea either. She had grown up with Jesse and Melissa, so her knowledge was limited. However, she never hesitated to admit when she did not know something. She never cared about what others thought, which

of Lena, Renee clenched

you drinking?" Cordelia chuckled. "Renee, you weren't this reserved when you used to

and took a sip. The aroma of the tea lingered

taste?" Cordelia asked with a

teacup down. "It's