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?

just worried about you. Don't

closing his eyes and then opening them again, no longer looking

left the room, and went downstairs to get the medicinal food Katniss had brought,

ahead were long, take it one step

the future

taking Katniss's

Katniss kept bringing it several more times, but Maximilian seemed to be getting busier. A few times, he was at the company, so she had to wait

even talk to her. When he saw her coming, he went back

of inexplicable disappointment but

she was earning a decent income from

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

as she walked,

still some time before the speech contest started, she was hurrying

Juniper hollered, "Katniss!"

distance, she saw Katniss, jumping up and down, waving like a

over, asking, "Juniper,

grinning, "Don't worry, I've got this! You'll be cheering me on when

confident vibe, Katniss

then, a snarky voice piped up

sidekick Ruby Hayes. Ruby came from money and was an only child, which made her a bit of a brat. Most classmates didn't dare mess with her. Clara tugged at Ruby's sleeve, saying, "Ruby, Juniper's usually top of

she shouldn't

came from good families, but Juniper was

some classmates comparing the two,

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