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 the door handle

and stubborn. "I'm doing great now. I

a

what if he was sick and dying? It was his

didn't cry," Maximilian's

Katniss bit her lip, her

into his arms, his sharp jaw resting on her dark hair.

said that,

her head, grabbed Maximilian's clothes, buried her face in his chest,

with his other hand, not saying a word, letting her hot tears soak his chest until

Katniss finally

ice to reduce the swelling," Maximilian said with a

pressed her lips together and

wet from

her off at Golden Crest Estates, Maximilian returned to the

had already prepared some ice, but seeing Katniss's swollen eyes, she was quite surprised.

her head embarrassedly. "It's nothing serious, just the wind

gone out today. Was

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obediently agreed, "Okay,

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

condition was severe; it would be a long

Maximilian was starting his rehabilitation training and didn't

Caius, making Ashley's $20,000 worth it. Meanwhile, Katniss was

other hand, Maximilian was

family and the Boleyn family

family banquet during the day and

up like a

to it, his face cold and

was no sign of fatigue on him

moment that Jesse's call came in. Maximilian glanced at the contact

the phone

put down the pen he was using to review contracts, his face stern, and pressed the answer button, his tone cold and unfeeling.

reason."

other end, Jesse had already guessed his call would be

raised an eyebrow,