After her rebirth by Cici

Chapter 42

Chapter 42

Samuel was pissed.

Maximilian lost his mom young, stuck with a crappy family.

Samuel felt bad for the kid, growing up through all that mess.

If he didn't look out for Maximilian, how could he face his daughter when he kicked the bucket?

Seeing Maximilian's eyes go cold, Samuel chilled out, his anger fading fast. "Alright, if you don't dig Katniss, pick someone else. But saying you won't get hitched? If your mom were..." Sadness and reluctance flashed on Samuel's face. He finally waved his hand, saying, "Take your meds, I'll head out."

Before leaving, Samuel grabbed the prescription Katniss left on the table, folded it carefully, and stuffed it in his jacket pocket.

He thought Katniss was a good match.

After Katniss and Samuel left, the villa went back to its usual quiet. Maximilian stared out the window at the birds flying away, not moving an inch.

With autumn coming, flocks of birds circled the gray-blue sky before taking off.

Felix followed his gaze but had no clue what he was looking at, feeling a deep sense of pity.

Maximilian wasn't planning to get married, or even stick around for a few more years!

When he was so sick he couldn't sleep more than an hour or two a day, how could he have any hope for the future?

"Sir, Samuel's just worried about you.

closing his eyes and then opening them again, no longer looking out the window. "Felix,

and went downstairs to get the medicinal food Katniss had

were long, take it one step at a

said, the future would be full of

all, Maximilian was getting better after taking Katniss's medicine; he would surely

times, but Maximilian seemed to be getting busier. A few times, he was at the company, so she had to wait outside the villa

went and he was there, he didn't even talk to her.

of inexplicable disappointment but quickly adjusted her

was gradually improving, she was earning a decent income

a dry caramel color, and Katniss's short-sleeved dress changed

as she walked, radiating energy and

the speech contest started,

Juniper hollered, "Katniss!"

a distance, she saw Katniss, jumping

sprinted over, asking, "Juniper, are you

her head, grinning, "Don't worry, I've got this! You'll

vibe, Katniss felt a wave

then, a snarky voice piped up from

only child, which made her a bit of a brat. Most classmates didn't dare mess with

she shouldn't be so cocky!" Ruby sneered, her glare turning

from good families, but Juniper

two, saying she wasn't as good as

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