Chapter 73

The crowd finally snapped out of it. Lucas stepped up to stop Oliver, "Dad, everyone's watching. This isn't a good look." Oliver snorted, his anger cooling off a bit.

"I didn't raise you right, letting you cause trouble all the time. Keep it up, and I'll beat you senseless." He straightened his suit, messed up from the scuffle, and stormed out of the ward, still fuming. Soon, the doctor showed up.

Seeing the chaos, the doctor was livid, "Who do you people think you are? This is a hospital, not a fight club."

He turned to the nurse, "Call the cops!"

Elodie quickly let go of Clara and shouted, "Don't call the police. I'm her mother. Family stuff shouldn't involve the cops."

If the police got involved, the Manners family's reputation would be toast.

The doctor was stunned, "So you let someone hit your daughter? What kind of mother are you?"

Elodie turned pale, too embarrassed to say anything.

The doctor, still fuming, told the nurse to clear the room and quickly moved Katniss to the bed for an exam.

After checking Katniss, the doctor thought for a moment. She'd been brought in by someone from Maximilian's side, and they seemed pretty concerned. Since she got hurt in the hospital, it was best to inform Maximilian to avoid any trouble. He whispered a few words to the nurse.

Looking at Katniss, beaten and barely hanging on, the doctor sighed.

What kind of family would let this happen in a room full of people?

Katniss was already weak and almost died. Instead of taking care of her, they beat her half to death. Was this her real father?

the nurse some instructions and left the ward, still angry, "You're her mother. How many times have I told you Katniss is fragile? If she had been brought in any later, she wouldn't have made it. She just woke up from a critical condition, and you didn't even try to stop it. What kind of grudge do

die in the library restroom, but she might get beaten to death by her own family

told you over and over, her hand can't be injured again. Now it's broken. Unbelievable." The doctor got angrier, "If you don't

the doctor left,

"He doesn't know the situation and just blames us. Katniss isn't dead,

thought Katniss was fine. She still wanted to cut ties as soon as she

flashed. Through the glass window, he could only see part of the

raised his hand and smacked Simon hard, "Do you want

head where he got hit,

of a smile, then softly said, "Mom, don't be mad. Dad already taught her a lesson. Katniss saying she wants to cut ties isn't serious. When she gets better, we'll bring her home." "Just like before, we'll live happily as a family, right, Lucas and

innocent, waiting for Lucas and Simon to

glanced at Clara holding her hand, made up her mind, and then squeezed Clara's hand tight, "Katniss is right. With her around, our family will never be at peace. Cutting ties is

your dad." Elodie looked unusually

ago. Without Katniss, the family could go

should've been out of the Manners family a long time

was

tight, her eyes red as she

obediently nodded and smiled

words, "My parents care about me. They'd never be

his mouth, but seeing Elodie's calm expression, he didn't know what to

eldest son, he had the responsibility to keep his

though Katniss clashed with the family and caused trouble, it hadn't reached the point of cutting

in school. How would she live alone after

with us?" Clara,

put away his cold expression, showing a hint of gentleness, and habitually patted her head, "If things have reached an irreparable point, then

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