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.

restrained Oliver, a mocking smile on her lips, then looked

because you're with Maximilian doesn't mean you

and detached, cut through the air, "My

over by Emilio. When Katniss saw him, her eyes lit up, and she asked cheerfully, "Maximilian, weren't

to pick you up." Maximilian held her hand, his tone unusually

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

Katniss is married to you. Our families

gleam, settled on

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

Katniss spoke slowly, "Yes."

was filled with

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

had told them earlier, he wouldn't

evident now that Katniss

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was

him, and said calmly, "I heard the latest municipal project has already been assigned to the

back to his senses, turned pale, "Mr.

interrupted him leisurely, his voice tinged with amusement, "That project is too big

taking care of Katniss, the

the future, any similar difficult

Oliver and Lucas's efforts for more than half a year, with

Group could effortlessly seize it with mere

that wasn't the worst part. The true calamity was that the

casual remark, "similar 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 big contracts in the

brow dampened with cold sweat, struggling to find

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

Katniss is my sister,

this, Lucas cast a beseeching glance at