Married a Secret Billionaire novel Chapter 1578

Lina waved her hand, and Chris rushed over.

"I need to take care of Sephy!" Lina smiled. "Can you look after Lenny for me?"

Chris eagerly agreed. He hadn't come over earlier because Elijah and Lina were present—one was Lina's brother, and the other was her best friend. Approaching them at that moment would have seemed awkward.

Now, he straightened his back, ready to place his hand on Lina's shoulder, only to feel a force grabbing his wrist.

"What are you doing?" Chris was puzzled.

"What are you doing?" Elijah narrowed his eyes. "How dare you touch my sister in front of me?"

Chris was at a loss of words.

It seemed like they had never quite gotten along from the very first time they met. At that time, Chris didn't even know that Elijah was Lina's brother, and he had treated him as a potential rival.

Now... it seemed like things had gotten even worse.

"Alright, don't get in the way!" Elijah stood between Chris and Lina, glancing at Chris. "My sister and I have a lot to talk about!"

"What else is there to discuss?" Chris asked.

"Such as... her position in the Chriss Group after this!"

"Right!" Chris slapped his forehead, suddenly remembering. "You just said that the Chriss Group and the Hamerton Group are collaborating on a project. As a sign of goodwill, the Chrisses want to form a union with us Hamertons, marrying Lenny to—"

"Is that so?" Elijah feigned ignorance. "What did I say just now? I forgot."

"Elijah Chriss!"

Amid the bickering of the two men, Lena quietly slipped away. She watched them with a smile. The old her had never dared to hope for such a happy scene.

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The overcast sky had finally cleared, and Centrolis welcomed its most beautiful season of the year.

Taking advantage of the pleasant weather, Zuko hosted guests in Zest Garden. The estate's senior butlers were all bustling around, busy with various tasks.

Toph sat leisurely by the barbecue grill, smelling the aroma of grilled squid while doodling on a canvas.

He spotted Wendy and called out to her with a smile, "Wendy, take a break! You've been running back and forth all day!"

Wendy smiled back, scolding him gently, "How can I take a break? The guests here today are your most important friends!"

Wendy wrinkled her brows. "But, both you and your brother are grown-ups now. Why do you still enjoy barbecuing in the yard? We have so many hotel chefs at home. Isn't that enough for you?"

"Of course not!" Toph took a gulp of his drink. "My brother insists on showing off his culinary skills today!"

However, things looked a bit disastrous on Zuko's side.

He had inherited all of Zephyr's excellent genes but had also inherited his father's habit of turning the kitchen into a war-torn battleground.

Even in an open-air barbecue, he managed to create chaos.

Fortunately, Lina was by his side to help. Otherwise, the entire yard might have been set ablaze.

"Wendy, look at the two of them!" Toph raised an eyebrow, smiling cryptically. "I can't help but feel that my brother isn't that dim. Even if he's not skilled in cooking, he's not an idiot! I think he's doing this to constantly attract his wife's attention, making her circle around him. Then he feels a sense of accomplishment!"