After her rebirth by Cici

Chapter 28

Oliver was mid-sentence when Katniss slammed the phone down with a loud click, leaving him fuming.

He let out a sharp breath, his eyebrows knitting together, and started drumming his fingers on the table. "That brat Katniss hung up on me! Fine, no more allowance for her! Let her deal with the mess and come crawling back to apologize!" Nathan, staring at Oliver, backed him up with a serious tone, "Dad's right. Katniss needs to learn the rules; we can't let her get away with this."

Oliver shot a cold look at the equally angry Nathan, deciding to go all in, "Yep, not a single penny from now on! She needs to face the music; no more easy outs!"

The Manners family thought their decision would hit Katniss like a ton of bricks, forcing her to give in and apologize. Elodie was on board too; they needed to teach the stubborn Katniss a lesson. Elodie had been having a rough time lately. Simon ended up at the police station, and Clara, worried sick about him, cried every day. Elodie's anger boiled over, blaming it all on the ungrateful Katniss. She gritted her teeth, eyes flashing with anger, "Even if she begs on her knees, she can't come back! She got Simon into the police station; she has no limits!" The beef between Simon and Katniss wasn't new, but this time it had Elodie seeing red.

"Simon getting arrested is a nightmare! He's been spoiled his whole life; how can he handle this? It breaks my heart!" Elodie couldn't hold back her tears, crying. The old stuff at home wasn't worth much; they were willing to pay Katniss off, but she refused the money, insisting on sending Simon to the police station.

With Maximilian stepping in, the cops were sticking to the rules, throwing the whole family into chaos.

"What does Katniss even want? Does she want to come home or not?" Elodie said, super agitated.

Just then, Clara came over with a fruit platter, smiling, "Mom, Dad, have some fruit to calm down. Katniss might've acted on impulse. She's jealous, thinking you treat me too well. Once she cools off, it'll be fine." Oliver felt a warmth in his heart, looking at the thoughtful Clara, his resentment towards Katniss growing.

as sensible as you, I'd

Despite her current rebellious streak, Oliver still wished she could

me, Katniss wouldn't have moved out, and Simon

comfort her, "Don't blame yourself. It's Katniss who's in the wrong. She's ungrateful, forgetting her place. It's

not your fault; don't

brows furrowing

the last dish, calling

and headed to

Clara a bowl of soup, gently saying, "Clara, have some soup to

thinking it was nowhere near as good as Katniss's cooking and kinda

in his room, rummaging for clothes, getting ready for an evening

called out, "Lily, where's my blue

clothes, and he could always find what he needed with her

charge of their daily needs. Lucas, busy with work, was rarely home. This time,

over, asking, "Sir, which