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

stubborn. "I'm doing great now. I wouldn't cry for him; he's not even my

liar, a liar

what if he was sick and dying? It

didn't cry," Maximilian's voice was

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

her, and pulled her into his arms, his sharp

soon as he said that, Katniss couldn't help

face

word, letting her

a long time, Katniss finally sat

we get home, let Mira use some ice to reduce the swelling," Maximilian said with a mix of amusement and

pressed her lips

from her crying. Now he had

Golden Crest Estates, Maximilian returned to the

surprised. "Katniss, why are you crying

swollen eyes, and shook her head embarrassedly. "It's nothing serious, just the

was shocked. She hadn't even gone out today. Was the wind in Luminous City that

us for the complete experience-all

still young, but if you don't take care

agreed, "Okay,

back to her room, thinking about preparing to

condition was severe; it would be a

as Maximilian was starting his rehabilitation training

all her free time on Caius, making Ashley's $20,000 worth

hand, Maximilian was handling

and

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

up

to it, his face cold

him as

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

the phone rang

was using to review contracts, his face stern, and pressed the answer button, his

reason."

the other end, Jesse had already guessed his call would be

raised an eyebrow,