Lena stared at the feast in front of her with mixed emotions. The crab was buttery and rich, the shrimp was juicy, and the dumplings were bursting with flavor. Each dish was even more delicious than the last.

But as tasty as everything was, Lena couldn't help feeling a bit irritated.

She was convinced Annika and Josefina had teamed up to embarrass her!

But it's not like she had told anyone she was planning to get seafood herself!

And seriously, how could Josefina have arranged for all this seafood to be flown in on such short notice?

Lena's head spun with confusion, but eventually, she decided to blame Josefina.

It was all Josefina's fault!

With renewed determination, Lena dug into the meal.

If Josefina had bought it, she was going to make sure she got her fill!

...

As dinner wrapped up, Josefina chatted with everyone for a while.

Garrett piped up, "Josie, Dorian's got a surprise for you. Let's go check it out."

he looked at Josefina. "I hope you like

asked, "What is


Dorian said,

stood and followed Dorian

the ornamental pond, and

a quaint little cottage

explained, "but I turned it into a lab. I talked to some

was floored by

laboratory filled with all

sidelines, was

was a

thought to build her

her own

not that Dorian didn't want to build you a lab; it's just that your field doesn't really need one.

-


research." s

got you a one-of-a-kind

reassure Lena that she wasn't being

would always have her place in the

treats my sister but he should be good to her. She's gone through a lot; we should cherish her all the more. She's so talented -

and everyone seemed to be in

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