Daniel squinted, maintaining a contemplative silence for a moment.

Chris furrowed his brow. "Uncle Daniel, Lena and I are puzzled. What should our next move be?"

"Yeah." Lena nodded. "Or perhaps we should consider a different approach. Maybe Maisie isn't connected to the Newhouses?"

"She definitely is," Daniel asserted firmly, locking eyes with them. "No need to change our approach, but this test result did catch my attention. Maisie isn't Delilah's daughter, but she might be Wilfred's."

Chris and Lena were visibly surprised.

"Uncle Daniel, have you uncovered something?"

"Not precisely," Daniel replied in a subdued tone. "I recently met Wilfred along with Maisie. It was the second time Wilfred encountered Maisie after the banquet. I just sensed that his gaze toward Maisie was noticeably different."

Chris bit his lip. "Um... Was it the gaze of an older man with inappropriate intentions toward a young —?"

Before he could finish his sentence, Lena jabbed him hard!

still so clueless?

He was indeed naive

leave it at that for today." Daniel thanked both of them.

to the two, Daniel entered the

as soon as he got in, softly asking, "Who were you talking to

teased her, "Guess?

Maisie pouted.

his shoulder. "It was Chris and Lena coming to see me. It's

"Oh."

and spoke softly. "Do you know about Zuko's

I do." Maisie chuckled. "When I was in Centrolis, Mrs. Hamerton helped me a

slowly revealed

before. The Jenners that raised her for 20 years weren't her real family. Her true

does sound quite

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