After her rebirth by Cici

Chapter 164

Katniss observed Aaron's face for a few seconds, then withdrew her gaze, smiled

slightly, and shook her head, saying, "It's too late, Maximilian. Let's go back as soon as possible."

Aaron's condition was clearly not good; he had lost even the most basic ability to take care of himself. Ella had a fiery personality and was the least patient when it came to caring for such patients.

She would soon look for Clara again.

Although they had raised her for ten years, Katniss couldn't really get close to them. Maybe, there was even hatred.

The first person to know that she and Clara had been switched was not someone from the Manners family, but Aaron.

Once, when a medical team went for a free clinic, Aaron had taken the whole family for a check-up.

It was during that check-up that Aaron discovered Katniss was not his biological daughter.

He even went to Luminous City several times and found the Manners family, but seeing how they had raised Clara like a little princess, Aaron didn't dare to bring it up.

He was even afraid that once Katniss learned to read and write, she might go to Luminous City for school or work, so he delayed her schooling for a long time, not even letting her attend kindergarten.

While other kids were already writing and doing arithmetic, Katniss was still climbing trees and catching birds with the boys in the village.

If it weren't for Aaron's concealment, Katniss wouldn't have waited until she was ten to be taken back.

In her previous life, she wouldn't have ended up in such a situation.

After learning the truth, Katniss had hysterically confronted Aaron, argued, and hated him.

But at that time, Aaron, dragging his frail, paper-thin body, knelt in front of her. "Katniss, I'm sorry. You can hit me or scold me, I accept it. Take out all your anger on me. Clara is innocent; she knows nothing."

Then he started kowtowing, his forehead almost swelling.

Now, Katniss could still remember her desolate feelings at that time. Everyone loved Clara, but who pitied her?

Even wanting a bit of familial love was so difficult. She had spent decades trying to fit in but never succeeded.

Katniss pressed her lips together, stiffly moved her eyes away, and stopped looking at them. Then she lifted her foot and pushed Maximilian to leave.

After getting in the car, Maximilian suddenly reached out, his large hand ruffling her hair. "Were you crying just now?"

blinked, her hand gripping the

great now. I wouldn't cry for him; he's not

liar, a

was sick and dying? It was his

didn't cry," Maximilian's voice

retribution!" Katniss bit

pulled her into his arms, his sharp jaw resting on her dark hair. "He's bad; we

as he said that, Katniss

buried her face in his chest, and cried, both

not saying a word, letting her hot tears soak his

time, Katniss finally

some ice to reduce the swelling,"

pressed her lips together

chest, which was wet from her crying. Now he had

Golden Crest Estates, Maximilian returned

ice, but seeing Katniss's swollen eyes, she was quite surprised. "Katniss, why

eyes, and shook her head embarrassedly. "It's nothing serious, just the wind was too strong, and

hadn't even gone out today. Was the wind in Luminous

where the adventure continues. Join us for the complete experience-all for

young, but if you don't take care

agreed,

the ice treatment, Katniss went back to her room, thinking

condition was severe; it would be

starting his rehabilitation training and didn't need daily

on Caius, making Ashley's $20,000

the other hand, Maximilian

both the Hamilton family and the Boleyn

during the day and spent a long time at

piled up like a small

seemed used to it, his

was no sign of fatigue on him as he skillfully handled a

at this moment that Jesse's call came in. Maximilian

the phone

his face stern, and

reason."

already guessed his call would

raised an eyebrow,