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

was a liar, a liar who ruined

sick and dying? It was his

you didn't cry," Maximilian's voice

his retribution! It's retribution!" Katniss bit

her, and pulled her into his arms,

said that, Katniss couldn't

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

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

long time, Katniss finally sat up

all swollen. When we get home, let Mira use some ice to reduce the

lips together

gaze fell on his chest, which was wet from her crying. Now he had to

Crest Estates, Maximilian returned to

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

her heart, touched her swollen eyes, and shook her head embarrassedly. "It's nothing serious,

even gone out today. Was the wind in

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agreed,

Katniss went back to her room, thinking about preparing

was severe; it would be

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

on Caius, making Ashley's $20,000 worth

other hand, Maximilian was handling

and

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

work had piled up like a

to it,

him as he skillfully handled a million-dollar

Jesse's call came in. Maximilian glanced at the contact name and ignored it, letting it

the phone rang

was using to review contracts, his face stern, and

reason."

already guessed his call would be

raised an eyebrow, smiling