After her rebirth by Cici

[What do you mean by sending these?]

Oliver clutched his phone, his brows slightly furrowed, unable to conceal his anxiety as he waited for a reply.

After a while, the phone vibrated again: [Oliver, don't be mad. I just don't know how to deal with these wounds. I'm scared. I can't ask anyone else, so I had to come to you.] Oliver's tense heart relaxed a bit, his eyes flickered-had he misunderstood?

He had thought too ill of her.

He exhaled lightly, [Go to the pharmacy and buy some ointment for external injuries.]

[But I'm alone, and still scared. Could you buy it and bring it to me?]

Oliver stared at the message, still unsure of her words. Was this a genuine plea for help or something more manipulative?

Another message appeared on the screen: [Forget it, I don't want to trouble you. I know it's my fault. Let's just consider this a misunderstanding. I won't appear in front of you again.]

Oliver hesitated for a moment, then suddenly Laura's fragile and broken image appeared in his mind. His heart softened, and he finally replied: [I'll bring the medicine tomorrow afternoon.]

Having slept with his friend's daughter and misunderstood her intentions as blackmail, Oliver felt guilty.

If it had been any other woman, Oliver would have settled it with money long ago. [Thank you, I knew you were a good person.]

Oliver's gaze lingered on the words "good person" for a few seconds before he quickly deleted their conversation, including the two photos.

The night deepened.

In Golden Crest Estates, the last light was turned off by Mira, who then wrapped herself

in a coat and returned to the servant's quarters to rest.

In the second-floor study, Maximilian finished his paperwork. Katniss's expression of denial about their relationship surfaced in his mind, causing a wave of irritation.

After a moment of stillness, Maximilian let out a subtle sign and wheeled himself out of the room.

Katniss lay on her side in bed, a small wall lamp with warm yellow light glowed her face, making her appear serene and soft.

Still in the bloom of youth, Katniss didn't sleep very soundly. The blanket had slipped to her waist, and two buttons of her nightgown were undone, revealing a tantalizing glimpse of delicate skin and a hint of cleavage.

throat tighten and his mouth go dry. He was about to turn away when Katniss let out a soft, dreamy moan and shifted slightly, resettling

bedside, enduring

roses that clung to her, a

him prisoned a dark, bloodthirsty

and shadowed by a past filled with darkness and regret. His hands were stained with the marks of countless misdeeds. He was born into sin, a being excluded

Maximilian never felt that life had any

all, countless people around him, including his own parent, were waiting for his

only pleasure was seeing those people expect, and then be disappointed. Katniss, besides Carlton and Samuel, was the only one who strongly wished for him to

to keep Katniss by his side only grew stronger. Maximilian didn't know how long he

impulses, moved closer to her, and silently watched

were almost touching, like two perfectly matched pieces of

eyes. With Katniss's accompaniment, falling asleep was no longer so

sleepy eyes. In front of her, a handsome face came into

was stunned for a moment, then closed her

for the

Wait!

suddenly opened her eyes, this time meeting a pair of calm eyes.

voice was deep and pleasant like a cello, with

released his arm from around her. Katniss, momentarily bewitched, nodded, "Good

happened, she instinctively reached under the blanket, feeling her clothes intact. Thankfully, she hadn't

stay calm, Katniss queried, "Why were

sleeping posture is? If I hadn't held you, you would have fallen to the floor. Half the bed isn't enough for you? Do you want me to sleep on the couch, or do you want me to throw you on

bit embarrassed. So Maximilian had

there was no other

used to sleep very

and sat back in his wheelchair, "Stop dawdling, it's time for class. After breakfast,

for a moment and called out

going to school

be adopted, I'll have the lawyer draft a contract and go through the formal procedures to ensure there are no

he didn't wait for Katniss to say anything else and

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unpleasantness seemed to