After her rebirth by Cici

Chapter 155

Clara's voice was shaky, "Please, don't tell Maximilian or Grandpa. Katniss is finally catching a break."

Desmond sneered, "That's not easy for someone as reckless as her!"

"Desmond, you..." Clara's voice wavered.

"Clara, I'll take care of it. Just hang tight, and I'll pick you up from school in a few days when things settle down," Desmond reassured her firmly.

"Desmond, you're the best. I really like you," Clara said with a soft smile.

"You're my fiancée and the future mistress of the Boleyn family. Should I be good to you or to that scheming Katniss...?" Desmond trailed off, frowning deeply. "Let's not talk about her. I'm busy."

After hanging up, he sat in his chair for a bit, then decisively went to find Maximilian.

Maximilian glanced at the photos Desmond handed him, a barely-there smile on his lips.

These photos were Desmond's proof of Katniss flirting with other guys.

"Did you have someone take these?" Maximilian's voice was eerily calm but carried a chilling authority.

Desmond instinctively clenched his hand, feeling the air around him thin, and his heart found its answer.

Desmond quickly said, "Maximilian, you misunderstand. These were taken by someone at school, and I intercepted them."

"If Katniss is seen flirting with them and word gets to the board members, it will cause quite a stir. I didn't know how to handle it, so I came to ask you."

"If you have the time to worry about this, maybe you should use that time to study harder, so as not to invite our father's wrath," Maximilian retorted, his eyes narrowing.

Desmond's heart faltered, his eyes clouding with dread.

Before coming, he had considered this possibility, but he was desperate to know Maximilian's true attitude towards Katniss.

The result was the one he least wanted to see.

Grinding his teeth silently, Desmond kept his rage concealed, though internally, he seethed with rancor.

Desmond thought bitterly, 'you are

thoughts, his black

with calculated indifference. "You're grounded at the family memorial until

Tomorrow!

shock. It was only two in the afternoon. Maximilian's voice was cold and unwavering, his gaze as sharp as an eagle's.

"Why?" Desmond didn't understand.

his voice icy, "Blindly trusting outsiders without any judgment, isn't that embarrassing

I didn't." Desmond gritted his teeth, lowered his head, and

Maximilian's gaze fell on the photos on the

captured perfectly, basking in the sunlight with a group

nothing special, Maximilian's gaze lingered on a particularly cool- looking young man before he finally looked

Maximilian called Emilio in.

orders?" Emilio had just asked when he caught sight of

had a

"Understand?" Maximilian casually asked.

"Understood," he replied, and

returned to the office

returned to Golden Crest Estates with

soon as she entered, she saw Maximilian sitting on the

to

all for free. The next chapter is eagerly waiting for you! Walking over, Katniss smiled

with a new medicinal dish this afternoon that's perfect for your recovery. I'll make it for you tonight." Maximilian closed the

Maximilian laid out. If someone wanted to twist the truth about her relationships, it

now, as Maximilian's wife, any rumors would create problems for both

I'm only close to Cecilia," she explained earnestly. After explaining, Katniss asked seriously, a frown forming.

to Clara, who then passed them to Desmond," Maximilian

unfaithful and push for Maximilian to divorce her, then pressure him

people were

declared, "Maximilian, let me handle this. Don't interfere." Maximilian's gaze remained

in her hand. "Okay, I'll go make the

intricate, and the ingredients and herbs

make it several times, could now help a bit. The two of them were