Zachary squinted, his face filled with melancholy as helplessness washed over him.

Sasha picked up a photograph of herself with Chris and placed it next to her pillow. She looked at Zachary, her smile radiating happiness. "One day, I'll make this man lie next to me for real!"

"Sasha!"

"You'll give me your blessing, won't you?" she asked.

Zachary gazed at her for a moment, and the light in his eyes gradually dimmed.

"You should give me your blessing if you treat me like your own daughter!" she pressed on.

He sighed. "If you were truly my daughter, I'd never harm a hair on your head..."

"What?"

His words were mumbled, making it hard for her to hear clearly. She looked at him, perplexed.

affectionately patted her head, a reminiscent look in his eyes. At that moment, he recalled

head, wiping the blood from his forehead, and had asked with a

from his eyes, replaced by boundless

doting on his daughter. Regardless of her mistakes or her eccentricities, he would stand by

you

I said... you'll always be

and smugly. "Please, Zachary, remove the eyesore

the only one in

visited the

pondered it for a while. She hadn't seen Lina in the hospital that day, but Lina was convinced otherwise. Something

resembles you, how could Pammy mistake her for you when you're so close?" Chris

there a

hospital. Zuko's grandfather is one of

accompanied him up

Nala. It was a Sunday, no school, and a precious day off. Instead of playing outdoors like typical

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