Chapter 56

Katniss was totally floored for a sec.

Aurora used to teach medicine?

She had no clue. Aurora never mentioned having students.

"Felix, all I know is my grandma was a military doc. She never said anything about teaching."

Felix was kinda taken aback too, but he realized he only heard it in passing and didn't have much more to add, so he just shrugged. Katniss didn't push it. If Aurora never brought it up, there had to be a reason. Maybe teaching wasn't a great memory for her.

After dinner, Katniss was about to do the dishes, but Felix jumped in, "Katniss, I'll handle these. Can you check out Maximilian's leg?" Seeing Felix all worried, Katniss put down the dishes and went over to Maximilian, squatting a bit, "Maximilian, I need to check your leg." Maximilian just stared at her silently.

Katniss took his silence as a yes and started pressing on his leg.

"Done with your exam?" Maximilian suddenly asked, his voice kinda raspy.

It felt like an elder grilling a kid about their grades, making Katniss a bit nervous. She smiled slightly, "Yeah." "How'd you do?"

"Not bad." Katniss wanted to say she aced it, but in front of a genius like Maximilian, her grades felt small.

She'd heard Maximilian had dual degrees and a full ride, with top universities fighting over him.

Maximilian's lips tightened a bit, "You seem kinda scared of me?"

Especially when they were alone, Katniss acted like a rabbit in front of a lion, all obedient and stuff.

Katniss wanted to deny it but ended up looking up sheepishly, "A little bit."

a few seconds, then gave

momentarily stunned. Right then,

refocused and

his gaze

temperature of Katniss's palm, making him a bit uncomfortable, his muscles tensing up. Katniss thought, 'Weird; why are his muscles so firm and

not walking for years, the muscles should've atrophied

started pressing along the acupuncture points on his leg, one by

he instinctively grabbed

up, confused, "Maximilian, what's

"Is there

I can feel you still have muscle, and it's well-maintained." Maximilian was silent for a few seconds, then smiled wryly, "You can tell

Katniss

condition was as Felix had said, due to prolonged illness and poisoning,

over

learn it well. Using that technique,

Nathan's treatment back then, she still picked it

checking Maximilian's leg, Katniss thoughtfully covered

done with

I'm just

she had this crazy skill and experience when it came to treating patients,

on his legs and asked calmly, "You've

with a slight smile, "Plus, with the kind of money you're paying, how could I not take

it really just about the

always seemed to be in need

the

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