Lina waved her hand, and Chris rushed over.

"I need to take care of Sephy!" Lina smiled. "Can you look after Lenny for me?"

Chris eagerly agreed. He hadn't come over earlier because Elijah and Lina were present—one was Lina's brother, and the other was her best friend. Approaching them at that moment would have seemed awkward.

Now, he straightened his back, ready to place his hand on Lina's shoulder, only to feel a force grabbing his wrist.

"What are you doing?" Chris was puzzled.

"What are you doing?" Elijah narrowed his eyes. "How dare you touch my sister in front of me?"

Chris was at a loss of words.

It seemed like they had never quite gotten along from the very first time they met. At that time, Chris didn't even know that Elijah was Lina's brother, and he had treated him as a potential rival.

Now... it seemed like things had gotten even worse.

"Alright, don't get in the way!" Elijah stood between Chris and Lina, glancing at Chris. "My sister and I have a lot to talk about!"

"What else is there to discuss?" Chris asked.

"Such as... her position in the Chriss Group after this!"

"Right!" Chris slapped his forehead, suddenly remembering. "You just said that the Chriss Group and the Hamerton Group are collaborating on a project. As a sign of goodwill, the Chrisses want to form a union with us Hamertons, marrying Lenny to—"

"Is that so?" Elijah feigned ignorance. "What did I say just now? I forgot."

"Elijah Chriss!"

them with a smile. The

overcast sky had finally cleared, and Centrolis welcomed its most beautiful season of

weather, Zuko hosted guests in Zest Garden. The estate's senior butlers were all bustling around, busy

the aroma of grilled squid while doodling on a

to her with a smile, "Wendy, take

gently, "How can I take a break? The

do you still enjoy barbecuing in the yard? We have so many hotel chefs at home. Isn't that

took a gulp of his drink. "My brother insists on showing off his culinary

a bit

inherited his father's habit of turning the kitchen into a war-torn

barbecue, he managed

by his side to help. Otherwise, the entire yard might have been set

help but feel that my brother isn't that dim. Even if he's not skilled in cooking, he's not

couldn't quite understand the young people's tricks, but

hissed. He was good at watching the fire, retrieving

a good cook, could not help but praise, "See? Your brother can't compare to you

"What?"

chuckled. "You're better at

big hug. "Aww, you're exactly right! That's

"But there's one thing you're weaker

and saw

in a puffy princess dress with a diamond-studded tiara on her head, looking extremely adorable

center of attention, capturing the

his head

up!" Wendy was impatient. "So your

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