Kasey glanced downward. She didn't appear extraordinary to Elijah. Instead, she harbored only grievances and discontent.

Unknown to Jacquelin, Zuko had noticed her taking photos and discreetly signaled his bodyguards to remove her. But before any of this could unfold, Kasey made a "heroic" move of her own.

Zuko smiled at the couple and turned to leave. Lena followed him.

When they reached a secluded place, Zuko stopped in his tracks and asked, "Have you engraved everything I told you?"

Lena nodded earnestly.

"Under no circumstances should you let Renee get close to her."

"I understand." Lena's gaze darkened. "Taking these precautions in advance is the right move. Renee isn't thinking clearly, so who knows what she might do. And now that Lina is pregnant, we have to be even more careful!"

Zuko looked at her and said cryptically, "It seems like you genuinely care about Lina."

did not

"Why?"

her voice soft. "Because Lina has

also used to be good to Renee,"

Renee!" Lena suddenly raised her voice. "I... I

to continue questioning but stopped before the words left

raised—Lena's sexual orientation. However, now that she was in a stable relationship

is overly kind to someone else. Even within

'Wait! Family?!'

realization, and he gazed blankly at

up, he heard his father-in-law's deep

"Dad... What's up?"

place now." Nicholas' voice lowered. "When you

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