After her rebirth

Katniss had just taken a sip when the front door swung open, and in walked Samuel, grinning from ear to ear.

Seeing Samuel, Katniss jumped up to greet him.

Samuel quickly waved her off. "Forget about all the formalities, Katniss. Just sit down and enjoy your meal. I'm just here to check on you and Maximilian."

After last night, seeing Samuel made Katniss feel a bit uneasy for some reason.

Samuel, over seventy, had graying hair at his temples but was still hale, kind, and amiable. Katniss really liked Samuel.

Seeing Katniss hesitate, Samuel pointed to the food on the table. "Go ahead, don't mind me."

"Okay, Grandpa." Katniss, feeling ill-at-ease, started eating.

"Katniss, from the first time I saw you, I liked you and wanted you to be my granddaughter-in-law. Now it's come true! Hahaha." Samuel laughed heartily, his eyes twinkling with joy. "Even though Maximilian is my grandson, don't worry. If he ever mistreats you, I'll definitely set him straight!"

"Maximilian is very good to me." Katniss forced a smile, feeling troubled inside.

Just then, Emilio's voice rang out, "Sir, take it easy."

For Maximilian's convenience, the house had an elevator. Emilio pushed the wheelchair out from the elevator.

He was coming downstairs.

Katniss looked up and saw Maximilian wearing the formal suit she had picked out for him, unchanged.

The dark red velvet surface, with a crisp black shirt underneath, ironed without a single wrinkle. Maximilian sat upright in the wheelchair, exuding his inherent elegance and nobility.

Behind him was Mira, who said cheerfully, "I started simmering that soup last night. It's potent stuff. I bet you and Mr. Maximilian Hamilton will have a baby in no time!"

Katniss forced a smile. So, Felix and Mira assumed she and Maximilian had a sexual relationship last night?

Katniss's mind went blank, completely frozen.

Despite some intimacy last night, she and Maximilian didn't sleep together.

Katniss's cheeks turned red, and she glanced at Maximilian without a trace, inquiring. Maximilian's wheelchair stopped beside her. He reached out and grabbed Katniss's hand, playing with it in his palm. Then he leaned slightly towards her, whispering in her ear, "I hinted that we've done it, to prevent Grandpa from doing that again."

In her two lifetimes, Katniss had never been in a relationship, only had unrequited crushes. She had never even kissed a man, let alone had sex, She had died a virgin in her past life.

Realizing this, Katniss's earlobes immediately turned bright red.

At this moment, their posture was somewhat intimate. Maximilian leaned in to talk to Katniss, looking very much like newlyweds whispering sweet nothings.

Samuel couldn't take his eyes off them, smiling broadly.

'Natalie Hamilton, can you see this from up above? Maximilian is married, has a girl he likes, and will soon have a child. You're going to be a grandmother.' Samuel was lost in an image.noveldrama

Samuel turned his face away, his eyes gradually moistening.

Katniss noticed this and felt a bit at a loss. Just then, Maximilian's voice sounded in her ear, "Why aren't you eating? Mira worked hard on this soup, you should drink more."

Looking up, she met Maximilian's narrow eyes.

Looking at Maximilian's face, Katniss felt a surge of frustration, unable to speak, and finished her breakfast in a sulk.

Maximilian remained busy as usual. When he went to work, he took Samuel with him. Katniss returned to her room. She had no classes in the morning, only in the afternoon. While engrossed in her medical book, her phone on the table vibrated, showing an unknown number.

Katniss answered the call, and a man's commanding voice came through, "Katniss, come back now. I have something to tell you!"

It was Lucas.

Katniss put down her book, her red lips curling up. "Okay."

She wanted to see what the Manners family had to say to her.

When she returned to the Manners Villa, almost everyone was there except Dylan.

As Katniss walked into the Manners Villa's hall with a cold expression, everyone's expressions varied.

Clara's gaze fell on Katniss's clothes. The style resembled a famous designer's work, but that designer had long retired and only did private commissions, rarely seen on anyone.

So, Katniss's outfit must be a fake.

Even so, the clothes still highlighted Katniss's noble and cold temperament, a stark contrast to her previous sallow and dull appearance.

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Clara' eyes flickered. Seeing the radiant and exceptional Katniss, Clara felt intense disgust and couldn't understand why, despite her disgrace within the Manners family, she remained in Luminous City.

Did she think clinging to an old rich man would redeem anything?

The contempt in her eyes lasted only a moment before Clara od up from the sofa, showing a gentle smile, "Katniss, you're back. We've been waiting for you." Katniss slightly lifted her eyes, giving her a cold, emotionless glance. "Go ahead, what do you want?"

Lucas's face immediately darkened with anger, "What kind of manners is this? You don't even greet us when you enter? Do you have any respect for your family?" "Here we go again?" Katniss snorted, her gaze icy as she looked at the people in the room, "Family? Have you ever cared about my well-being? Treated me as part of the Manners family?"

Lowering her head, she glanced at her phone for the time, and said coldly, "I don't have much time. I need to go home for lunch. If you have something to say, just say it.

I don't want to stay here any longer."

Every second here was suffocating.

Lucas's expression froze, a moment of bewilderment flashing in his eyes.

Nathan, with a pale face, showed a mocking smile.

Nathan looked at Katniss with guilt and complexity in his eyes. She had been doing

well since leaving the Manners family, and her appearance had matured.

Now, Katniss was radiant and bright, with an incomparable cold temperament that made it hard to look away.

Elodie, standing nearby, spoke grimly, "You have two choices. Divorce him and apologize, and I'll forgive you since you're my daughter. Refuse, and I'll transfer you to Wesley. Your decision, your consequences."