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.

an amazing guy, how could he die in two years?

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

Felix also

Aurora Miller?" Katniss looked up, curious, "You know my grandma?" "Your grandma? Where is she now?" Felix's voice was

like he couldn't handle the news, his face full of

"We came too late. You should head

nodded, turned around, and walked back, a guess forming in

Maximilian's illness? In her past life, did Maximilian eventually die because they couldn't find Aurora and

walked far when Felix's

wrong? Where's the medicine?" Felix frantically searched the car for the backup meds but couldn't find

ran back, and opened the car 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 supporting his

clearly problematic," Katniss

breathing seemed difficult. He held his head, sweat dripping

wrong?" Katniss asked softly, her tone filled

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

asking, "You look pale. Do you

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

feeling the weak pulse, a determined

worry, I can

urged Katniss to leave, his brows furrowed, worried that if Maximilian had an episode,

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

Now is the time to save him. Don't worry, I know what I'm doing." Felix, hearing this, showed an indescribable expression. Knowing Katniss

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