Chapter 1478


    At Centrolis Prison.


    The tall building cast a somber shadow beneath the gray sky, and the surrounding barbed wire sent


    shivers down spines.


    Lina frowned, her steps heavy as if each foot carried a thousand pounds.


    “If you don’t want to go, you don’t have to,” Zuko said and wrapped his arm around her, sensing her


    unease. “Dealing with someone like her isn’t necessary…”


    Lina nced down, then replied softly, “Let’s still go and see her. We’ve shared so many experiences,


    and those real memories can’t be easily discarded. I’d rather believe Renee is ill than ept that she’s


    gone bad.”


    Zuko’s grip on her shoulder tightened, and he walked alongside her with determination.


    The meeting ce had a transparent partition. Lina saw the iron door open, revealing a haggard and


    cold face. Renee’s eyes betrayed indifference, and she smiled mockingly.


    Renee wore rough clothes, her once-long hair cut short to her ears. She sat across from them, looking


    like a lifeless puppet.


    After a long silence, Lina took a deep breath and spoke softly. “Renee, I’ve brought you some items.


    After the guards check them, they’ll be delivered to your side. They’re consumables. If they’re not


    enough, you can—”


    “They’re, of course, not enough,” Renee coldly interrupted. “Cuz, what’s the point of bringing these


    things now?”


    A tight feeling constricted Lina’s chest.


    Renee raised her cuffed hands, making them nk heavily.


    “Do you enjoy that sound?” She smiled bitterly. “You’ve given me such wonderful gifts, and I’m truly


    grateful. How could I ask for more now?”


    Zuko’s voice grew stern, “Renee, there’s no need for this hostility. Lina and I will leave if there’s nothing


    important today. I wanted to stop her froming, but she insisted because you’re her cousin.”


    He warned, “If you keep speaking this way, I can take back the things she brought you. I can also


    assure you your time here won’t be pleasant. Think about it.”


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    Renee bit her lip. Zuko’s sharp gaze felt like a cutting de against her face. She looked down, tugging


    at her clothes, her resentment lingering.


    Lately, she had been gued by restless sleep, nightmares, palpitations, and dreams filled with


    memories of her time with Toph. Happiness had been fleeting, and she saw Kaitlyn leaping off the cliff


    in her dreams, shattered into pieces.


    She often woke up screaming, her mouth bleeding from biting her gums.


    If it weren’t for Lina, she wouldn’t have lost her mother.


    Lina wouldn’t have returned to the Thompsons if she had continued pretending to be Pam.


    Life was unjust. Good people never got what they deserved!


    Now, Renee was trapped in this lightless ce, all thanks to Lina and Lena.


    “Renee?” Lina’s voice snapped Renee out of her thoughts.


    The sinister gleam in Renee’s eyes startled Lina.


    Renee’s voice slightly quivered as she chuckled. “Lina, are you doing well these days? Your


    daughter… What’s her name?”


    Zuko stepped in, saying firmly, “That’s none of your business.”


    “Zuko, don’t be so hostile.” Renee smiled. “After all, I almost became your sister-inw.”