Married a Secret Billionaire novel Chapter 1315

Lina's eyes were downcast, and she did not respond.

Zuko remained silent as well, sitting quietly on the side.

"Bro, Pammy!" Toph appeared quite aggrieved. "Do you really have to be this unforgiving? I genuinely came here today to apologize."

Chris pinched Toph from behind, prompting him to quickly blurt out, "I shouldn't have acted so thoughtlessly. I shouldn't have repeatedly caused trouble for Lena, and I definitely shouldn't have... Shouldn't have caused such a scene at Uncle Nicholas' place!

"I'm sorry!"

With that, Toph slapped his legs together, stood at attention, and performed a formal 90-degree bow!

Zuko looked at him and smiled faintly.

"If it weren't for Chris dragging you here, would you have even come?"

Toph scratched his head bashfully.

Chris was not just anyone. Only under his militarized pressure did Toph obediently come to apologize.

"Even though Chris gave me a bit of a lesson..." Toph began to explain, "I genuinely came here to apologize! Actually, I do regret the quarrel with Lena. After all, she's a girl, and arguing with her was ungentlemanly!"

Just as he finished speaking, he tried to look fawningly at Lina.

"Besides, Lena saved Grandma Janine! It did feel a little ungrateful of me to treat her that way, right, Pammy?"

"Alright, we're all family!" Chris laughed. "Look at Mr. Toph Hamerton here. Have you ever seen him so humble? Let's turn the page on this incident, okay?"

Zuko wanted to say something but just patted Chris' shoulder instead.

Chris continued. "Is Lena still at the Thompsons'? If so, we can go there now. Toph said he wants to admit his mistakes to her in person, haha!"

"Chris!" Toph shot him a look with an awkward chuckle.

"Hold on!" Zuko stopped them. "Lena... isn't at the Thompsons' anymore."

"What?"

"She left." Lina stood up and said calmly. "She left a letter for me and disappeared. I'm searching for her."

Toph exclaimed while Chris stood frozen in place.

"Well, then I'll help you both find her!" Toph said. "Bro, where have you looked?"

"We've searched everywhere we could think of." Zuko sighed lightly. "Places where she used to work, like the bar and small restaurant, even the cheap place she used to rent. We've checked them all, but there's no sign of her."

"Did she leave any message?"

Zuko showed Toph the letter.

Toph's face went blank, and his grip on the letter tightened slightly.

He did not act impulsively this time. After a moment of silence, he murmured, "Lena is eccentric but genuinely treats Pammy well. I can't completely favor my mother-in-law in this..."

"Mother-in-law, huh?" Zuko gave him a sidelong glance.

"She's Renee's mother, after all. What do you expect me to do?"

"Alright." Zuko waved his hand. "Let's not talk about her. Finding Lena is more important."

"Oh, right!" Toph suddenly had an idea and looked at Lina. "Pammy, did you notice anything unique about Lena during the time you spent with her?"

"Hmm?"

Toph slapped his thigh. "What kind of best friend are you? This girl doesn't follow the usual path. Can't you see it?"

Everyone's gaze turned to Toph.

"So, we shouldn't search for her using conventional methods!" Toph shrugged. "All the places you've looked are where she usually goes, but think about it. Would she go to those places if she genuinely didn't want you to find her?"

Zuko and Lina exchanged glances as realization struck them.

"Go on!"

"Well..." Toph scratched his head. "That's about all I can think of."