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.

on her lips, then looked at Simon with a calm demeanor, "You really are the dumbest one in the

you're with Maximilian doesn't mean you can act

and detached, cut through the air, "My wife can be

her eyes lit up, and she asked cheerfully, "Maximilian, weren't you

my work, came to pick you up." Maximilian held her

became apprehensive. 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

to Desmond, and now Katniss is married to you. Our families

eyes, brimming with a commanding, menacing gleam, settled on

with you,

Katniss spoke slowly, "Yes."

realizing the situation, he was filled with regret, nearly making him cough up

it that Maximilian had been married for almost half a

had told them earlier, he wouldn't have adopted her to

was evident now that Katniss had meticulously orchestrated

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was burning

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

back to his senses, turned

Maximilian interrupted him leisurely, his voice tinged with amusement, "That project

for taking care of

In the future, any similar difficult

Oliver and Lucas's efforts for

Group could effortlessly seize

the connections they had painstakingly built

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

with cold sweat, struggling to

voice, "Mr. Hamilton, there's no

out of this. Katniss is my sister,

cast a beseeching glance