Married a Secret Billionaire novel Chapter 1410

As Renee continued to recover day by day, it seemed that the storm had finally passed.

However, Toph, who had also calmed down over time, couldn't seem to reconnect with the Renee he once knew as they spent time together.

It was said that those who experienced life and death felt like they had undergone a rebirth. Renee had indeed undergone a transformation, but she was even further from her former self.

Toph was perplexed. Had the simple, kind, and even somewhat timid Renee truly disappeared? Had she vanished along with Kaitlyn's leap from the cliff?

Whenever Toph wanted to pick up a coloring pen, Renee would stare at him until he set it down and exited his game. Then she would hand him some books with subjects like business management and finance.

She would even earnestly reprimand him, saying, "You're already falling behind Zuko, so you need to work harder to catch up!"

Toph would get a headache just looking at those books. It got to the point where he started feeling afraid, even in his dreams. Renee's words kept echoing in his head.

"Toph, don't think that drawing and gaming can bring you success. You can't rely on these things to succeed!"

"If these things are so great, why doesn't your brother do them? Why doesn't my cousin do them?"

"Toph, you're not good at anything, are you?! Didn't you promise me that you'll listen to me in the future?!"

"I'm trying to help you... You're too lacking in drive. I can only motivate you this way! Your parents held your brother to high standards and indulged you. In the end, they handed the Hamerton Group to your brother. Do you think that's fair?"

Sometimes, Toph would wake up from his dreams, screaming with cold sweat drenching his back.

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When Lena once again ruined a batch of newly attempted soup recipes, Chris slipped out of the house ahead of time.

It was the weekend, and Lena was definitely going to be with Lina, so he called Zuko. Unexpectedly, Zuko agreed to meet him right away.

Since it was lunchtime, Chris took him to the pizza store.