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?"

hand gripping

was bright and stubborn. "I'm doing great now. I wouldn't

liar, a liar who ruined her

was sick and dying? It was

cry," Maximilian's voice was low

retribution! It's retribution!" Katniss bit her lip,

reached out to hold her, and pulled her into his arms, his

as he said that,

her face in his chest, and cried, both devastated and

other hand, not saying a word, letting her hot tears

time, Katniss finally sat up

home, let Mira use some ice to reduce the swelling," Maximilian

her lips together

from her crying. Now he

Crest Estates, Maximilian returned to

already prepared some ice, but seeing Katniss's swollen eyes, she was quite surprised. "Katniss, why are you crying like this? Who bullied you?" Then she tenderly helped

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

shocked. She hadn't even gone out today. Was the

for the complete experience-all for free. The next chapter is eagerly waiting

wear a scarf next time. You're still young, but if you don't

agreed, "Okay,

to her room, thinking

severe; it would be a long

was starting his rehabilitation training and didn't need daily acupuncture

making Ashley's

hand, Maximilian was

both the Hamilton family and the Boleyn family companies,

deal with the Boleyn family banquet during the day and spent a long time

work had piled up like

to it, his

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

Maximilian glanced at the contact name and ignored it, letting it

the phone

and pressed the answer button, his tone cold and unfeeling. "You better have

reason."

end, Jesse had already guessed

an eyebrow,