"Huh?" Cordelia was perplexed.

Zephyr elaborated, "He hasn't smiled for a few days. Isn't that enough hardship?"

At that moment, laughter echoed from the living room. Toph and Arya were brimming with joy over their freshly drawn comic, so they shared a high-five to celebrate.

Wendy served the food, urging them to dig in.

Toph settled at the table and eagerly grasped a pork rib, wasting no time in devouring it. It had been days since his last proper meal, and his hunger was evident.

Cordelia felt a wave of relief wash over her as she witnessed her son's happiness. Her mood lifted considerably.

Zephyr grinned. "Darling, shouldn't we join them?"

"Oh, please!" She glanced at him. "We'll dine in the other room!"

words but choosing to keep them to himself. Cordelia's phone

soon as Cordelia answered, "Cordelia... Are you all at

"What's wrong?"

the hospital..." She struggled to form a sentence due to her emotional state. "I-It's Renee. She... Why didn't I take better care

squeezed upon hearing Linda's trembling voice. She promptly asked Toph to

-

face drained of color, unable to stop trembling. Nicholas paced

on

with you?" Linda suddenly

froze in his tracks, his gaze fixed on the entrance to the

held Cordelia's hands, then turned her gaze to him as she spoke. "Renee... tried to end her life at

heart skipped

his vacant eyes suggesting his soul had left his body. Then, an excruciating pain pierced his heart, radiating from his limbs

suicide? Was it because

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