Chapter 87

Simon was super annoyed. Out of all his brothers, he was the only one with a free schedule. Lucas was swamped with work, Dylan was stuck in surgery, and Nathan was too frail to handle anything.

So, it was up to him.

After getting a call from Dylan, he took a break from his teacher to head over.

But by the time he got to the hospital, Katniss had already checked out.

She must've done it on purpose!

"Simon, if you're sick, go see a doctor," Katniss sneered. "Since when do I need your permission to leave the hospital?"

"Are you deaf or just not listening? I said I was cutting all ties with the Manners family. I want nothing to do with you anymore. Your brain and ears are both useless, beyond saving," she continued. Last time, she was nearly beaten to death, and Simon had a hand in it.

Hearing this, Simon's anger flared up. "Katniss, you're so ungrateful! Our family has treated you well all these years, and yet you turned out to be such a troublemaker, always causing problems and ignoring everyone's kindness!" Katniss held the phone away, listening to Simon's rant, her smile growing more mocking.

They treated her well? By making her wear old, faded clothes and sleep in a broken, cold junk room where the chill seeped into her bones?

"Today, to welcome you home from the hospital, Clara personally cooked for you. Is this how you treat someone's genuine effort?" Simon frowned, feeling even more annoyed.

They usually wouldn't let Clara cook, but today she insisted on making a meal to welcome Katniss, so they agreed.

Otherwise, they wouldn't have brought Katniss home on Clara's special day, causing a mess.

cooked?" Katniss scoffed, not hiding the sarcasm in her voice. "I wouldn't dare

the cooking duties, leaving Clara no chance to cook. The few times

baked a cake for her, trying to please them,

to drag herself to the phone to call for an ambulance and ended up in the hospital for

had tampered with the cake; instead, they blamed Katniss for being weak

of the past, Katniss's heart

Clara's cooking is way better than yours!" Simon was thoroughly enraged. Katniss rolled her eyes and said, "Is that so? If it's so good, you should eat more. I'll contact

a familiar

in a black

her running down, Maximilian looked up at her and calmly reminded, "Walk slower,

pick up Wesley's family at the Starry Night Hotel to discuss the engagement,"

eyes widened. She was about to get

stammering. "Maximilian, isn't it a bit rushed to discuss the

expected to discuss the engagement

would register their

obediently, Maximilian found it particularly

slowly, "Samuel and Carlton think

that, Katniss's earlobes turned red, "It really is a

and down and said, "Go upstairs

long life, she had never been married and had always been alone in her past life. Whatever Maximilian

at her cheap clothes, which together cost less

let

understood and went upstairs to change. She could lose face, but Maximilian

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