Chapter 5

Felix's mouth twitched as he tried to hold back a few coughs. He quickly swung open the other side of the car door and carefully helped Maximilian out.

Once done, Felix felt a wave of sadness hit him. To the outside world, Maximilian looked like some super-rich noble, but no one knew the crap he was dealing with. He lost his mom when he was just a kid, and his dad? Well, he had a mistress and a bastard kid who was eyeing the family fortune.

After getting hit with a nasty illness, Maximilian's health went downhill, leaving him with nightmares and sleepless nights.

The sleep issues, along with headaches, meant he had to pop meds to ease the pain.

But lately, his body got used to the meds, and the stuff the docs gave him stopped working. Sometimes, Maximilian couldn't even catch an hour of sleep. How could a guy like him survive on less than an hour of sleep a day?

What was easy for most people was like climbing Everest for Maximilian. But now, the dude was actually asleep.

Felix, with red eyes, looked at Katniss and asked, "How's he doing now?"

Katniss glanced at the sleeping Maximilian, and Felix got the hint. They walked a few steps away.

"I learned medicine from my grandma since I was a kid. She taught me everything," Katniss said, keeping it short.

Hearing this, a spark of hope lit up in Felix's eyes. His lips trembled as he asked, "Can you fix Maximilian's illness?" After thinking for a bit, Katniss said, "I'll give it my best shot."

Felix laughed and cried at the same time, wiping his tears and nodding awkwardly, "Good, do your best. We'll tackle this together." Hope is always a good thing.

Maximilian was such an amazing guy; fate shouldn't be this harsh!

slowly opened his eyes, turning his head to see Katniss

asked about his

quickly walked over, asking, "Maximilian, how are

looked into Katniss's eyes, clear and beautiful,

looked away and

worried, handed the pills he found to Maximilian, saying, "Sir, are you really okay? Need to

can I see the pills you're holding?" Katniss asked,

who gave him a nod, and he handed

the herbal scent from Maximilian, which

treating insomnia, nightmares, and mental weakness, especially

someone irritable and lead to nervous exhaustion. Treating it like simple insomnia

pills. Something was off.

usually pop these pills for your headaches? How long you

these knew their stuff; a regular

tiny detail, easy to miss if you weren't

it was a minor drug, using it long-term could lead to

someone like this

couldn't help but wonder if Maximilian's early struggles were tied to these

Maximilian said, looking beat and clearly not in the mood

something and said to Katniss, "A month ago, the Boleyn family brought in some hotshot doctor to treat Maximilian. This is what he prescribed. Is there something wrong with these pills?" The doc

said with a light smile, her

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