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!"

watched them with a smile. The old her had never dared to

and Centrolis

Garden. The estate's senior butlers were

the barbecue grill, smelling the aroma of grilled squid while

her with a smile, "Wendy,

can I take a break? The guests here

do you still enjoy barbecuing in the yard?

his drink. "My brother insists on showing

a bit disastrous

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

open-air barbecue, he managed

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

two of them!" 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 this to constantly attract his wife's attention, making her circle around him. Then he feels a

quite understand the young people's tricks, but it seemed to

aroma wafted in a while as the juicy grease hissed. He

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

"What?"

better at enjoying

and threw himself at Wendy for a big hug. "Aww, you're exactly right!

him. "But there's one thing you're weaker in compared to him!"

and saw Persephone, who was learning

puffy princess dress with a diamond-studded tiara on her

center of attention,

head and smiled

was impatient.

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