After her rebirth by Cici

Chapter 52

Felix had been noticing lately that Maximilian was straight-up ghosting Katniss since that day.

Honestly, he got it. Maximilian never really thought about tying the knot before. He barely had any girls around him, and now Samuel's pushing him to marry Katniss? No wonder he was dodging her like the plague. A few times when Katniss swung by, even if Maximilian was chilling at home, he'd have Felix lie and say he wasn't there.

But just now, Maximilian told Katniss to hit him up directly if she had any issues and even sent over some ice packs. Clearly, he decided to stop playing hide and seek with her.

I mean, Katniss was a sad case-parents didn't give a damn, and her brothers were total jerks. Anyone who knew her felt bad for her. Maximilian must've felt the same.

This was a good sign. After that mess years ago, Maximilian seemed dead inside. No feelings for love, friendship, or even stuff.

The only time he showed any emotion towards Samuel was 'cause Samuel was annoyingly persistent.

Now that Maximilian could feel sympathy, it meant he was slowly turning normal.

Felix was stoked, hoping Katniss could be around Maximilian every day to help him get better, both in body and mind. The future was looking bright.

After getting the ice pack, Katniss said goodbye to the bodyguard and found a quiet spot where she broke down crying. She was super grateful to Maximilian and Felix for showing her that life was worth living and that she mattered. There was still real kindness in the world. If she treated people right, they'd do the same.

In the Manners family, she was treated like trash, so she got no love.

Katniss cried her heart out, but her face hurt, so she pressed the ice pack to her face and sobbed into it.

let him live a long life, she might as

her exam went smoothly and she'd have time to nurse Maximilian back to health afterward, Katniss wiped her

transfer exam was just days away, and she had to

the following days, Katniss studied like a maniac, not even hitting up the bubble tea shop. At home, she burned the midnight oil, never letting go of her books. Wesley and Daphne didn't dare bug her. Meanwhile, Anna always looked like she had something to

wasting a

to a new page,

school. She grabbed a waffle for breakfast at the school cafeteria, sat down, opened her backpack, and kept studying while munching on the waffle. "Hey, isn't that Katniss?"

I heard Ruby got expelled because of her. Ruby's dad was gonna donate a lab building to our school, but now that's not happening. We'll have to make do

messed with Clara before the competition, totally throwing her off her game. Ruby couldn't take it and threw hands

and even if she's broke after leaving home, she could have gotten a part-time gig. Leaning on some powerful dude? That's just

fail for sure. I heard Professor Brent Jenkins from the medical department is personally overseeing the exam.

but Katniss kept her

and the tray clattered loudly on the table, making

Everyone's heads turned.

up and saw it

he up to

coldly said, "If you got beef with the competition results, why don't you report it yourselves?" Everyone went

with them. Except for Katniss. Clara walked

taking the

kept munching

unnoticed by