Chapter 96
The servant was instantly freaked out by the sudden move.
Her face went pale, and she started backing up, yelling, "You're trespassing! I'll call the cops if you try anything!"
Katniss kept her cool, "I don't like your tone. Can't I come back to my own house?"
Conrad's job was to keep Katniss happy, and he'd stop anyone who got in the way.
He stepped up and shoved the yelling servant aside, "Say one more word, and you'll regret it."
The servant clammed up, shaking with fear.
Katniss looked at the door Conrad had just busted open and felt a weird sense of satisfaction. She lifted her chin, "Nice work, I'll give you a raise!" "Thanks, Madam," Conrad grinned.
Madam?
Katniss thought about correcting him but decided against it. Conrad was right to call her that.
What was she doing here again?
Wasn't she fetching her passport to marry Maximilian?
Her ears turned red, and she tried to stay calm, reminding herself to get used to being called Madam.
This was all part of the deal, and Maximilian had done so much for her, she had to hold up her end.
With Conrad looking all intimidating, none of the other Manners family servants dared to come close. Katniss quickly made her way inside. The living room looked the same.
But the family photos on the wall were different.
In the new one, Clara was holding Desmond's arm, standing next to Elodie, with the four brothers lined up behind them.
was smiling, looking all happy and
it and then moved on, heading straight to the
because it was crammed
and saw the room
was piled with
thing, and started moving the boxes off
saw it was full of Clara's old
she only got what
frowned at the tiny, dark,
where
been with her for a few
hands.
healing and not one to push herself,
ones on the bed, and those over there,
"Got it."
cleared the room
around was loud, scaring the servants in the hall. They
come back quick. Katniss brought a big guy and barged in. We couldn't stop them, and they threw out a bunch of Clara's stuff." Katniss pulled out a dusty bag, shook it off, and started packing
left
she couldn't take much, so she only packed
nothing at the Manners villa
and stared at the servant who
servant was stunned for a
said coldly, "Go get
to step foot in any of their rooms; they all
tall Conrad, then hurried upstairs, rummaged around, and brought the passport down, trembling as
"I'll pay for the door. I'll have someone send a new one over. I won't owe the Manners family a single cent." With that,
passport and had
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