Chapter 81

Lately, Maximilian had been swamped. By the time he made it to the hospital, Katniss was already out cold.

The next morning, when she woke up, nurse Mira mentioned that Maximilian had swung by, hung out for a bit, and then took off. He always left around midnight.

But there was something else bugging her.

Every morning and evening, she got these texts from an unknown number. Just simple greetings and concerns.

While sipping the porridge Felix brought, her phone buzzed on the table.

She glanced at the time. Right on schedule.

Putting down the spoon, Katniss picked up her phone and checked the message. Yep, it was from that unknown number.

[Good morning, it's getting colder today. Keep warm, and remember to close the window to avoid catching a cold.]

She read it and then calmly deleted the message.

She had a pretty good idea who it was-probably Ramon. But who said she had to reply?

If she were still the naive girl from her past life, she might've felt bad, thinking she hurt Ramon's feelings.

But now, after living for decades, Katniss saw through Ramon's little games.

He wasn't putting in any real effort.

Did he think a few sweet words and some concern would win her over?

looked at herself in the mirror. The wound on her forehead had started to scab and was a bit itchy. She didn't dare scratch it, worried it would leave a scar. She lifted her shirt. The bruises that were once blue and purple had turned

to Maximilian, Katniss had a thorough check-up

results showed it was just external injuries, no bone damage, which made her breathe

the hospital for almost a week and had fallen behind in her studies. After studying all morning, her eyes were sore, and she felt a

to get better. Rest up; you can catch

That familiar voice.

It was Dylan.

and looked at Dylan, her eyes flickering

and sat by the bed,

something you should be studying in

tugged at her lips,

saw Dylan's well-defined fingers, which were very attractive and seemed perfect for holding

appointment with him, and the wealthy and powerful sought him for surgeries. With such

her death in her past life, Dylan had used her

so how could Dylan

must have

given everything to the Manners family

laughing at?" Dylan

smile, tinged

couldn't quite

jumped by those thugs and ended up in the hospital, Katniss had been acting way different

she might've caused some trouble, but

lashes fluttered, and then she looked at Dylan. "Dylan, if Clara and I were both sick and only one could be saved, who would you save?" "You're both

could only save one? Saving Clara means

instinctively frowned and then suddenly smiled, "Don't joke about stuff like that. It's bad

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