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."

was quiet for a few seconds, then gave a

stunned. Right then, Maximilian seemed gentler

Katniss refocused and seriously

looked down at her, his gaze

soft cotton lounge pants. The thin fabric transmitted the not-too-warm temperature of Katniss's palm, making him a bit uncomfortable,

walking for years, the muscles

the acupuncture

and he instinctively grabbed her

up, confused, "Maximilian,

"Is there

have you been doing physical training for your legs? I can feel you still have muscle, and it's well-maintained." Maximilian was

Katniss

almost confirm that the cause of his leg condition was as Felix had said, due to prolonged illness and poisoning, as well as the side effects

a long time, at least over ten years, and curing it would take some

into Katniss to learn it well. Using that

Katniss was all about Nathan's treatment back then,

Katniss thoughtfully

done with

I'm just figuring

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

put his hands back on his legs and asked calmly, "You've got classes and my treatment to handle. Can you juggle

Katniss said with a slight smile, "Plus, with the kind of money you're paying,

it really just

She always seemed to be in need

was deep in thought about the treatment plan and didn't

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