Toph's arm froze, and he stood motionless in place. "Pammy..."
Pamela's voice was soft and sweet as she spoke. "I want Toph to accompany me."
"What?" Toph felt himself breaking into a sweat.
How did Toph manage to get himself into this trouble?
However, as Toph lowered his head, he couldn't help but be moved by Pamela's innocent, doe-like eyes.
There was fear and shyness in her gaze, yet it also conveyed a complete trust in him.
Toph pursed his lips, relaxing his body, and said, "T-Then I'll take her somewhere to play."
The parents looked confused, but Zuko was beaming with happiness. "Okay, go! Take your time!"
Toph widened his eyes as Pamela practically pushed him out of the house.
"W-What just happened?" Linda looked at the two of them, feeling lost. Then she turned to Zuko. "Zuko, shouldn't you—"
"Linda, this is something we wanted to discuss with you, but we didn't know how to bring it up," Cordelia said, taking Linda's hands and chuckling. "Regarding the marriage agreement we mentioned before, it was just a whim... We shouldn't interfere too much in our children's relationships. What do you think?"
Linda was stunned and glanced at Nicholas.
Deep down, she secretly thought that Zuko was mature, wise, and capable. He seemed like the perfect son-in-law.
However, they had gone through great efforts to find their daughter, and Linda didn't want to stir up any conflict because of it.
Nicholas remained carefree, just like when he was young. He smirked and placed his hand on his wife's shoulder. "That's right. Let our daughter go for whoever she likes! After all, both brothers are Hamertons!"
Linda patted him on the back, smiling.
Cordelia and Zephyr exchanged glances, hesitating.
With Melvin present, there were certain things that were hard to express openly.
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