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!"

a smile.

finally cleared, and Centrolis welcomed its most beautiful

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

sat leisurely by the barbecue grill, smelling the aroma of grilled squid while doodling on a

smile, "Wendy, take a break! You've been running back

"How can I take a break? The guests here today are your most important

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

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

things looked a bit disastrous on Zuko's

but had also inherited his

open-air barbecue, he managed to

was by his side to help. Otherwise,

an eyebrow, smiling cryptically. "I can't help but feel that my brother isn't that dim. Even if he's not skilled in cooking, he's not an idiot! I think he's doing this to constantly attract his

people's tricks, but

wafted in a while as the juicy grease hissed. He was good at watching the fire, retrieving the wings just at the right time,

help but praise, "See? Your brother can't compare to

"What?"

chuckled. "You're better at enjoying life than

for a big hug. "Aww, you're exactly right! That's from taking

thing you're weaker in compared

gaze and saw Persephone, who was

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

center of attention,

scratched his head and smiled

Wendy was impatient.

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