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!"

quietly slipped away. She watched them with a smile. The old her had never dared to hope for such a happy scene.

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

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

barbecue grill, smelling the aroma of grilled

called out to her with a smile, "Wendy, take a

smiled back, scolding him gently, "How can I take a break? The guests here today are your

and your brother are grown-ups now. Why do you still enjoy

drink. "My brother insists on

looked a bit disastrous on

Zephyr's excellent genes but had also inherited his father's habit of turning the kitchen into

an open-air barbecue, he managed to create

his side to help. Otherwise, the entire yard

Toph raised 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

the young people's tricks, but

juicy grease hissed. He was good at watching the fire, retrieving the wings just at the right

help but praise, "See? Your brother

"What?"

chuckled. "You're better at

threw himself at Wendy for a big hug. "Aww, you're exactly right! That's from taking care of us

one thing

followed Wendy's gaze and saw Persephone,

dress with a diamond-studded tiara on her

of attention, capturing the

his head and

impatient. "So your parents

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