"I'm her uncle!" Toph claimed.
The PE teacher thought for a moment and then crouched down to ask, "Do you know him, Sephy?"
Toph frowned and said, "Hey, you! You don't believe me?"
"I'm sorry," the teacher replied with a courteous smile. "It's a rule at the kindergarten that we must be familiar with those picking up the children. The bodyguard and nanny usually come, and sometimes it's her parents or grandparents.
"There was even an uncle and an aunt named Lena who came once, but I've never seen you before. So, I have to be cautious about handing her over to a stranger."
Toph was rendered speechless.
He had never picked up his niece before. He wouldn't have bothered if it weren't for his curiosity about his romantic rival's appearance.
The PE teacher asked again, "Do you know him, Sephy?"
Toph gestured to Persephone.
She pouted and appeared confused.
Toph made a silly face at her and then pretended to threaten her, baring his teeth as if he was going to playfully strangle her. It was a game they often played, behaving like children, fighting over toys, food, stationery, and notebooks, and sometimes even getting into real fights. She would usually lose and stomp her feet in frustration.
But today seemed like an opportunity for revenge.
She looked around mischievously, then smiled and enunciated clearly, "I don't know him!"
"What?" Toph almost jumped up. "You little troublemaker!"
He wanted to grab her braid, but the PE teacher thought he was trying to harm her. Swiftly, the teacher grabbed Toph's wrist and forcefully pushed him.
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