Chapter 127

Maximilian said, "Come in," and Felix walked in with a tray, setting the soup bowl on the table.

Maximilian glanced at it, his eyebrows furrowing. He had health issues, and the two elderly folks loved to stock up on all sorts of random nutritious soups for him.

To keep them happy, he would obediently drink them.

This time was no different. Maximilian picked up the porcelain white soup bowl, downed it in a few gulps, and went back to his documents.

In the bathroom, Katniss was nervously washing up. A few days ago, after coming back from school, she found her room filled with men's belongings that looked very familiar -they were Maximilian's.

She was shocked and didn't dare to ask.

She was afraid that if she asked, it would arouse suspicion about their relationship from others.

Since it was a collaboration, she had to play her role well and be a good Mrs. Landon for this year.

Luckily, Maximilian worked very late every day and got up very early. They had lived together for a few nights without running into each other!

When she went to bed, Maximilian was still working in the study. When she got up, Maximilian had already woken up early to exercise, drink tea, and read financial newspapers.

What's the scariest thing in this world?

It's not that you have no money or aren't smart;, it's that someone who is a hundred or

a thousand times richer than you is also smarter and works harder than you.

Maximilian deserved the money he owned.

After dragging out her bath, Katniss came out in loose pajamas as usual. When she walked to the bedroom, she paused.

Katniss blinked. This was the first time the two of them had met in the bedroom, alone.

"Maximilian, aren't you working today?" Katniss asked while grabbing the hairdryer to dry her hair.

Maximilian, sitting on the sofa, looked up at Katniss and said quietly, "If I keep working, you get to have this room all to yourself?"

sleep.

night, so Maximilian used work to pass

he could sleep a

actually preferred

an awkward smile, then quickly turned on

pretending the noise was too loud to

Katniss picked up a book, lifted the quilt,

only Katniss knew how nervous

being awake and alone in

together-what should I

they sleep in the

didn't dare to let Maximilian sleep on the sofa; it would

wasn't

she was afraid of what she might do to Maximilian in

face, it was hard

lost in her thoughts, not reading at

felt uncomfortable. The room's air conditioning was set to a high temperature, causing

provided minimal relief, and then it started

the bed with a hand-copied medical book that

radiant, serene and

yet filled with a deadly

suddenly looked away, his Adam's apple bobbing a few times. He forced himself to focus on the document in his hand, but he

enduring the excruciating pain in his knee, Maximilian moved

his wheelchair, cold sweat beading on

to the bedside and snatched the medical

Katniss

her soft little hand, and placed it on

"Check for me,

the temperature, Katniss's eyes gleamed.

hand to check his pulse. A few seconds

did you eat some

Katniss's ears turned a bit red. She bit her lip, not daring to look at

need to take those

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