After her rebirth by Cici

Chapter 148

Katniss shoved Ella aside, ignoring Elodie's anger, and looked at Ella with a voice as cold as ice, "Are you really my legal mother and want me to acknowledge you?

Seriously?"

Ella rubbed her hand, too hurt to speak for a moment, but her mind was clear.

When Katniss was young, Ella either beat or scolded her, treating her like unpaid labor, just giving her enough food to keep her from starving.

Now that Katniss was noble, and not even her biological daughter, it was already gracious of her not to seek revenge. How could she possibly consider taking her back?

Clara was her biological daughter, someone she could never give up.

Moreover, the Manners family clearly only cared about Clara. She had to cling to Clara tightly!

Having figured it out, Ella straightened her back and sneered at the Manners family, "You almost fooled me! Katniss isn't my biological daughter, I won't look for her! Don't think you can trick me."

"If you don't bring Clara here now, I'll make sure everyone in Luminous City knows that you're keeping my daughter and bullying a country woman like me."

Katniss wiped her hands, looked at the scene in front of her, and smiled.

Simon, his chest heaving with anger, clenched his fist and aimed it at Katniss's face.

At that moment, Conrad rushed out from some corner, quickly and fiercely grabbing Simon's arm and throwing him over his shoulder.

He swiftly twisted Simon's arm behind his back.

The simultaneous snap of bones and Simon's harrowing screams filled the air.

Everyone except Katniss, including the Manners family and Ella, was shocked by the sudden turn of events.

Elodie shrieked and tried to rush over, but the next moment, Lucas restrained her and whispered, "Mom, she's with Maximilian now."

The scene replayed in Simon's mind. He was in so much pain he almost fainted, a sudden hatred rising in his heart, along with a tinge of regret. He should have chosen a place without onlookers.

Lucas and the restrained Oliver, a mocking smile on her lips, then looked at Simon with a calm demeanor, "You really are

Elodie pointed at her angrily, "You're getting more and more outrageous! Just because you're with Maximilian doesn't mean you can act so arrogantly. Who's to say

voice, cold and detached, cut through the air, "My wife can be as outrageous as

by Emilio. When Katniss saw him, her eyes lit up,

you up." Maximilian held her hand, his tone

He glanced at Lucas, who also looked uneasy. Oliver and Lucas exchanged a look and then approached with forced smiles. Oliver bent down, smiling, "Mr. Hamilton, my wife didn't mean it that way. It's all a misunderstanding. My wife was just upset that Katniss didn't tell us about her marriage to

is married to you. Our families

with a commanding, menacing gleam, settled on Oliver's face,

by Wesley, so she has nothing to do with you, right?" Maximilian's gaze returned to Katniss's serene face, his eyes slightly upturned, "Katniss, isn't

Katniss spoke slowly, "Yes."

the situation, he was filled with regret, nearly

but glance at Katniss. Rumor had it that Maximilian had been married for almost half a month, which meant Katniss had been hiding it from them all

had told them earlier, he wouldn't have adopted

Katniss had meticulously orchestrated this

story. Share the joy of

Oliver was burning with

gently rubbed her soft hand with his thumb, scrutinizing him, and said calmly, "I heard the latest municipal project has already

back to his senses,

voice tinged

taking care

similar difficult tasks, the Hamilton family will

project was the result of Oliver and Lucas's efforts for more than half a year, with

effortlessly seize

the connections they had painstakingly built

difficult tasks, the Hamilton family will also help," effectively blocked the Manners family's upward mobility. In Luminous City, they could forget about getting any

brow dampened with cold sweat, struggling to find

lips tight, steadied his voice, "Mr. Hamilton, there's no need to

out of this. Katniss is my sister, we were just

a beseeching glance