Chapter 126

Katniss jumped a bit when she heard her full name, her eyes dropping as she tried to

look all sorry. "I messed up. I only had one drink."

She felt like she had been caught red-handed.

Feeling guilty, Katniss acted extra obedient.

"So, how's your alcohol tolerance?" Maximilian asked.

Wait, what?

Alcohol tolerance?

Katniss thought he was gonna chew her out, but nope, he didn't.

"It's alright, I guess," she said, playing it safe.

In her past life, she had to build up her tolerance for Lucas's business stuff. If she were

her old self, she could drink anyone under the table tonight!

Every now and then, a distant horn would blare or a car would zoom by.

Then she heard Maximilian say, "We should drink together sometime and see how you

hold up. It's good you can drink, you won't get drunk easily."

Katniss glanced at him, puzzled. 'Do all geniuses think this way?'

"Sure," she agreed.

It was freezing outside, so Katniss had Conrad crank up the heater before she got in the car.

The car was cozy, with some chill music playing. The vibe was so chill that Katniss, who had been up since dawn and hadn't caught a wink of sleep because Cecilia dragged her out in the afternoon, felt her eyelids drooping and drifted off.

a flower in the breeze. When the car turned, her head ended up on

being touched, had moved out early to

quiet for a

looked down at Katniss, who was almost leaning entirely on him. He couldn't

her soft breath on his hand. Sometimes, she would shift a

look reminded him of the white Angora cat he once had, both delicate and

usually cold eyes softened, a slight

came to

held Katniss tight, his big hand gripping her waist and pulling

himself, he looked

didn't

eyes were cold as he

"A kid suddenly ran across the

him, her fluffy head moving in his arms, making a

slightly, hiding

his head a bit

next moment, he

made Maximilian frown slightly. Even though Katniss was soft and slender, she

called again. He had already called

was and

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time Maximilian went to The Boleyn Manor for dinner, Samuel would call several times until he was sure he was

occasion, after leaving The Boleyn Manor, Maximilian

still picked up the call and said calmly,

worried about you, and you find it annoying! With that ungrateful vibe, you're not going to win any

slightly. "You're getting old and forgetful. Let me remind you, as a married man, I don't need to win any

went quiet, and the air

well, look who's been replaced! Now that he's hitched, he's got no time for his

face was almost breaking into a

the side, rolled his

was too

your grandson get married? Why haven't we heard about it?" "Their relationship

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