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.

sensible as you, I'd be so much more

current rebellious streak, Oliver

it weren't for me, Katniss wouldn't

Clara's shoulder, trying to comfort her, "Don't blame yourself. It's Katniss

in, "Yeah, Clara. It's not your fault; don't beat yourself

silently, his brows furrowing slightly, not

Lily brought in the last dish, calling out, "Dinner's

to the dining table to

gently saying, "Clara, have some soup to warm

a sip and frowned slightly, thinking it was nowhere

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

"Lily, where's my

clothes, and he could always find what he needed with

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

wiped her wet hands on her apron and hurried over, asking, "Sir, which one are