Chapter 46

Katniss took a hard slap.

She wasn't ready for it, biting down on the inside of her cheek, blood filling her mouth instantly, and her ears ringing.

Calvin was still yelling, "You got the guts to hit my daughter? You'll regret it. I swear!"

Everyone was shocked, not expecting someone to throw a punch when things had already calmed down.

"Katniss!" Juniper cried out, heartbroken, wanting to protect her.

Ruby, though, smugly pushed her away, keeping her from getting close to Katniss and saying, "Katniss, you had this coming! You slapped me three times, and you still owe me two more!" Calvin snorted, "Katniss, right? If you want to make this go away, you need to let my daughter slap you back twice as hard, or we're not done here!"

Simon, standing nearby, was stunned.

He instinctively wanted to step in, say something for Katniss, after all...

But he quickly steadied himself, looking coldly at her.

She deserved it. If she hadn't messed with Clara and dared to hit Ruby, she wouldn't be in this mess.

Besides, she sent him to jail, and he hadn't even settled that score with her yet!

These three slaps, she deserved them.

even, wouldn't be too much!

"Why! It was your daughter who drugged me first!

to hit her, Katniss swallowed a mouthful of blood-tinged saliva, holding Juniper back and saying, "Juniper, go call your dad." She

pressed her tongue against

It really hurt.

mediate, "Mr. Hayes, this isn't the way to handle things. Let's call the parents, have both sides sit down and talk this out." Ruby, hearing this, immediately

felt heartbroken and he couldn't bring himself to refuse. Besides, even if the girl's parents came, they wouldn't dare mess with him. They might even slap her themselves! So Calvin nodded,

just gave Katniss a cold look, saying, "Katniss,

went to the corner to make a

should we do? Should you call Wesley and Daphne?"

her, "Juniper, go call your dad. Maybe we'll

family wasn't any worse than Ruby's. At the very least, Katniss wouldn't

quickly went to make a

smug, saying

finally pressed a number, walking to the corner to

had mentioned that her uncle was just an ordinary office

And he wasn't even Katniss's real dad, why would he throw himself

wait, her dad would

it wasn't long

Simon stepped

scanned the office, her gaze pausing on Katniss before frowning and

here. She should have just

then remembered to ask

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