After her rebirth by Cici

Chapter 223

Ashley frowned slightly and quietly watched Clara.

This was not the Clara she had heard about. The Clara described by the Manners family brothers was gentle and kind, so kind that she would cry for a while if she accidentally stepped on an ant.

But what Clara had just tried to do was clearly not kind at all.

Ashley steadied herself and then said calmly, "Clara, I don't want to interfere in your family's affairs. But I hope you can stop your actions. If something happens to him, I won't be able to stay silent."

Clara seemed to regain her composure, becoming more and more calm.

She looked Ashley up and down with disdain in her eyes, "Ashley, don't criticize me. Do you think you're pure and kind? You and I are the same kind of people; neither of us is nobler than the other."

"I don't know what you're talking about," Ashley said, not intending to pay much attention to Clara.

"Don't know?" Clara approached Ashley, her voice soft, "Do you think you're pure? Seducing Byron while doing those unspeakable things in private. Hmph, you're no better than me. If you dare to speak out about today, you won't have a good day tomorrow either."

Ashley's face turned a bit pale, her eyes fixed on Clara.

Seeing Ashley's expression, Clara felt relieved, knowing that if Ashley really exposed the matter, Lucas wouldn't spare her either.

"That's right. I can even say some good words for you in front of Lucas, give you more money to save your dying father."

With that, Clara left with a smug smile.

After leaving the courtyard, Clara's smile faded. It was all because of that meddlesome Ashley. This plan wouldn't work; she had to think of another way.

Ashley watched Clara's departing figure, a complex look in her eyes.

At the entrance of the high-end inpatient department.

Katniss went out for a breath of fresh air and finally remembered Maximilian, whom she had left in the ward.

She felt like an idiot. It would have been better to be straightforward; running away made her seem guilty.

When she returned to the ward entrance, she saw Ashley standing there, motionless. "What's up?" Katniss asked directly.

Seeing Katniss, Ashley slowly revealed a slight smile, "I came to see you."

"Oh." Katniss looked at Ashley suspiciously.

Their relationship wasn't that close, was it?

Ashley hesitated, looked around, then approached Katniss and lowered her voice, "I just saw Clara visiting her biological father."

and said, "Her business has nothing to do

of what to say. After thinking it over, she continued, "No

Katniss frowned.

anything, Ashley said, "Thank you for treating

Katniss: ...

specifically to say

on Katniss's understanding of her,

she mean by mentioning Clara and

wrong?" Maximilian came out, "Who

on her mind, Katniss forgot about the earlier awkwardness

and he said, "I'll have

You focus on recovering and don't worry about other

Katniss nodded obediently,

days later, Katniss was finally discharged from

drove to pick

was a

drive, Katniss realized they weren't on the way

"Maximilian,

Peaks," Maximilian turned the steering wheel

has a small estate there.

skiing and vacationing, was extremely relaxing and

holidays, it was always crowded with tourists. She had heard Juniper mention it many times, saying she wanted to go there, but it

expect it to be

happily, "Is this

and I haven't taken you out to play. Since it's a

Katniss became even more

quickly said, "Why didn't you tell me

clothes, feeling they were

couldn't do anything else, she should at least make a good impression with her

couldn't help but laugh, "If I told you in advance, how could it be a surprise? Tomorrow is New Year's Day. Tonight, we'll celebrate the arrival

shyly, "But I haven't dressed

as

and covered her forehead with

even Maximilian, didn't understand a woman's thoughts at

worse than dressing plainly? Not

woman show up

hours later, they arrived at their destination. Before they got out of the car, staff members

of the car, Maximilian handed the car keys

wooden sign that