"Oh, why is little Sephy ignoring her Uncle Toph now?" Toph chuckled dryly. "Little princess, Uncle Toph will have to give you away in marriage one day!"

Zuko coughed and chuckled. "Hey, don't change the subject!"

Toph glanced at Arya, seeking her support.

Arya couldn't help but laugh and looked at Zuko and Lina. "Can we go easy on him?"

"In that case, he has to confess!" Lina raised her eyebrows. "Why did you tell Bianca about Chris and Lenny's travel plans? She's on the same train with them!"

"I..." Toph awkwardly scratched his head.

The situation that day went like this—Bianca mentioned seeing his comic adaptation on a website and was eager to meet this talented comic artist. Gradually, he got carried away with the flattery, answering whatever she asked.

"I... I didn't think much at the time!" Toph said, embarrassed. "Besides, Chris and Lena are doing a good deed this time. What's there to hide? Plus, I wanted to honor our childhood friendship. We used to play together as kids... like with Arya!"

eyes widened. "How can you

to really dislike

stand her!" Lina played with Persephone in

she's not like Arya," Lina said seriously. "Arya is open and honest, but Bianca's

you're just too fond of Lena?" Toph grinned, not

Bianca had always been a clever and friendly girl, getting along well with

smiled. Then,

Lina

formal signing ceremony between my studio and Toph next

"Signing ceremony?"

has been working solo until now. Even though he sold the copyright, it's hard for him to go far without a team supporting him." Arya smiled gently, looking proudly at Toph. "How could I miss signing such a talented comic

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