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?

her mouth and 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 reddish-purple and

a

it was just external injuries, no bone damage,

on the hospital bed, Katniss pulled out the book Juniper had brought her and started reading. She'd been in the hospital for almost a week and had fallen behind in her studies. After studying

get better. Rest up;

That familiar voice.

It was Dylan.

closed the book and looked at Dylan, her eyes

walked in, pulled up a chair, and sat by the bed, picking up the book on the table to glance

"This is something you should be studying in your

tugged at her

and saw Dylan's well-defined fingers, which were

many people paid a high price to get an appointment with him, and the wealthy and powerful sought him for surgeries. With such a skilled doctor in the family, Elodie was confident that as long as she donated her organs, Dylan

life, Dylan had used her

so how could Dylan possibly

must have

her past life, she had given everything to the Manners family and

you laughing

self-mocking smile, tinged

couldn't quite figure

since Clara and Katniss got jumped by those thugs and ended up in the hospital, Katniss had been

might've caused some trouble, but she was never

if Clara and I were both sick and only one could be saved, who would you save?" "You're both my sisters. I'd save

if you could only save one? Saving Clara means I die, and saving me

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

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