After her rebirth by Cici

Chapter 4

Chapter 4

Felix slammed the car door shut, slid into the driver's seat, and asked, "Where you headed, miss?"

"The Manners family's factory," Katniss replied, all nervous, unsure where to put her hands and feet.

Maximilian glanced at her squatting and said coolly, "Ain't that uncomfortable?" "No, it's fine..." But before she could finish, Katniss, all jittery, banged her head on the car roof and bit her lip to keep from yelping. Feeling a bit down, Katniss lowered her head even more, barely breathing.

Maximilian's lips tightened into a straight line as he looked at her, then shrugged off his suit jacket and tossed it onto the seat next to him. "Use this as a cushion."

Katniss's eyes went wide, her eyelashes fluttering. That suit looked pricey.

She was struggling to afford basic necessities; how could she dare use such an expensive suit as a cushion?

Seeing her hesitation, Maximilian raised an eyebrow, "You think I need to scam a student?"

True.

Katniss took it, still surprised, and carefully sat down.

As the car sped down the road, to avoid the awkward silence, Katniss kept staring out the window.

Maximilian's profile reflected in the glass, all handsome and clean-cut, yet mature.

he die

the car stopped at the corner, Katniss let out a sigh of relief, thanked him,

reason, Felix also got out and

a moment, "Miss, you always lived here? You know an old lady named Aurora Miller?" Katniss looked up, curious, "You know my grandma?" "Your grandma? Where is she now?" Felix's voice was full of excitement.

couldn't handle the news, his face full

Felix just smiled weakly, "We came

walked back, a guess forming

illness? In her past life, did Maximilian eventually die because they couldn't find Aurora and they had no

Felix's anxious voice came

searched the

door, seeing Maximilian in pain, his brows tightly furrowed, his face pale as paper, cold sweat on his forehead, and veins bulging on his hand

wrong, clearly problematic," Katniss said,

veins bulging on his forehead, even his breathing seemed difficult. He held his head, sweat dripping from

softly, her tone

his eyes, a cold glint in his black pupils. "Stay away from me!" His

asking, "You look pale. Do you have

frantically rummaging through the car's storage compartments, clearly remembering putting the backup meds there, but they were

took Maximilian's hand, feeling the weak pulse, a determined look flashing across

I can

his brows furrowed, worried that if Maximilian had an episode, he would become violent and might hurt the young

here. You should leave! Maximilian's emotions are unstable

I know what I'm doing." Felix, hearing this, showed an indescribable expression. Knowing Katniss had made up

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