Chapter 9

"Katniss, you can't just bail!" Oliver said, blocking the doorway like a stubborn bouncer, his face set in stone.

Katniss shot him a look of pure disdain. "I don't need to stick around in this fake-ass house, Oliver. You're just a loser trying to save face!"

"How dare you!" Oliver roared, his face turning red. "You think you can just walk out on the family? Who do you think you are?"

Katniss didn't flinch. "I don't want to stay with a narrow-minded, hypocritical jerk any longer!"

Oliver's anger hit the roof, his eyes blazing. "You ungrateful brat! You're not leaving until you explain yourself."

"What do you want to hear? I'm not wrong. Desmond and I broke off the engagement, so now Clara can date Desmond without any drama. What more do you want?" Katniss snapped back. This whole mess was for that, right? Now that she had stepped aside, how was it her fault?

Oliver never wanted Katniss to break off the engagement. Sure, she was a pain sometimes, but she was still his daughter.

Seeing Katniss trying to keep it together, Oliver felt a heavy weight in his chest. He wanted to explain, but the words just wouldn't come out.

Katniss's eyes were full of disappointment. As she turned to leave, tears fell on the back of her hand, cold and heart-wrenching.

Just like her current state of mind, cold and devoid of warmth.

"Katniss, what happened? Who pissed you off?" Dylan asked.

Katniss turned around, wiping away her tears, not wanting to show weakness in front of her

it wasn't simple; it must be

current Katniss had changed, no

Katniss made Dylan feel a sense of

forward, he sighed, "Come on, I'll go home with you and explain everything to them. After all, you're our sister;

shaking off his arm. "You don't know anything and just assume I'm

girl to be out there alone. What if something happens? You should

to ease the situation in his self-righteous way. "I can take

Katniss's expression was resolute as she mercilessly rejected Dylan's persuasion, bypassing him and

fit in with them. So she and Aurora relied

a deep breath and stepped into

ghost, a hero who died

military doctor, fighting alongside her grandpa. After retiring, she opened a tiny

learned all her medical skills from Aurora, especially focusing on taking care

care, making

beef between Aurora and Oliver was a mystery. Every time they met, it was like

explain, "Mom, I really have stuff to do and can't come often. Please don't

a storm, impossible to

stopped coming to the courtyard

away, she left the house to Katniss, along with a bank

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