After her rebirth

The place was dead quiet, except for Katniss's occasional sobs.

Maximilian just patted her back gently, staying silent and just listening. He knew what was up with Kieran.

He also knew Katniss had orchestrated the smooth divorce.

But no one saw it coming when Saskia jumped off the building.

When Katniss finally stopped crying, she felt a bit embarrassed. She realized she had soaked Maximilian's clothes, making them all wrinkled and unwearable.

"Take off your clothes, I'll wash them for you," Katniss said, her voice still thick from crying.

Maximilian looked at her for a moment, then smiled, "Alright."

He took off his coat and handed it to her.

Katniss took it, feeling the warmth from Maximilian's body still on the coat.

"Do you have a spare set of clothes in your car? It's cold now, you shouldn't catch a chill," she asked, concerned.

After he took off his coat, she noticed he wasn't wearing much underneath, just a dark blue knit sweater. She thought for a moment, then dug into her bag and pulled out a scarf.

She reached out and wrapped it around him, "Wear this, it'll keep you warmer."

Girls' stuff always had that soft, fragrant scent. Maximilian wasn't used to it, but he didn't refuse.

"Are you done talking, Katniss? Come with me!" Brent suddenly appeared, looking stern as he called her over.

Seeing Brent's grim face, Katniss shrank back but obediently followed him.

Sure enough, as soon as they turned the corner, he started scolding her.

"Katniss, you've got some nerve, haven't you? Showing off this morning, everyone praising you, and now just a few hours later, you're causing trouble for me. Don't you dare call yourself my student after what you've done! I'm worried patients will come after me because of you." Brent's voice was loud, drawing the attention of passersby.

Katniss admitted defeat, "I was wrong, I won't dare to barge into the emergency room again."

She had been angered by Ellen's curse on Saskia, and when the nurse said Saskia was in critical condition, she had no choice but to take matters into her own hands. At that moment, she had no other options.

She had become the kind of disruptive person she hated the most, and she deserved the scolding.

Looking back now, she realized she had acted rashly, but Katniss didn't regret her actions at the time.

When Katniss entered the operating room, she saw Saskia hooked up to various machines, her face as pale as paper, her breathing weak to the point of nonexistence. The overwhelming sense of suffocation left Katniss with only one thought, she must save Saskia.

Moreover, during the rescue, Katniss discovered something unexpected.

Brent had raised a finger, ready to scold her, but stopped mid-air.

Katniss had said everything he wanted to say, leaving him with nothing more to add.

Brent cleared his throat and nodded, "Alright, since you know you were wrong, I won't say more. If you want to avoid making mistakes again, you should study harder and get your medical license and various certificates as soon as possible. Otherwise, no doctor will trust you to go in just because you say you're a doctor."

"Yes, I will." Katniss blinked her eyes, looking very obedient.

Seeing her compliance, Brent sighed deeply and waved his hand. "Alright, I know you're anxious. You probably don't want to listen to me. Go be with your sister."

"No, I was really listening. Don't worry, when I get back, I'll hit the books hard and get all the certificates. In the future, I'll be all about saving patients, just like you, giving hope to families." Katniss was genuinely taking it to heart. Before, she studied medicine just to help Nathan and those close to her. But today, Katniss truly got what it meant to study medicine.

If you haven't waited outside an emergency room, you can't really get the feeling of putting all your hope in the doctors, even praying to any deity for a miracle.

Even an atheist would, in that moment, sincerely pray for a god.

Brent listened and nodded, satisfied. "Remember what you said."

Katniss nodded and was about to leave when Brent suddenly remembered something and called her back, "Are you and Maximilian dating?" Dating Maximilian?

Katniss couldn't even dream of that.

She didn't know what to say, and while she hesitated, she heard the sound of a wheelchair behind her.

"We're not dating. Katniss and I are legally married," Maximilian explained calmly, his hands on the wheelchair.

Brent's usually stern face showed shock. "When did you two get together?"

One was his promising student, the other a kid he watched grow up. How could they be married without him knowing?

Why hadn't Samuel told him about such a big event?

Katniss was also surprised, her face full of confusion. Did Maximilian know Brent?

Maximilian's eyes flickered slightly. "We got married yesterday."

For a moment, Katniss felt quite uneasy.

They had just registered their marriage yesterday, so there was no way to deny it.

"Why didn't anyone tell me about your marriage?" Brent asked angrily.

Facing Brent's angry face, Maximilian stayed calm and said slowly, "It was arranged by my grandfather. It's not something we could control." Katniss nodded in agreement.

Then she lowered her head, pretending to be obedient, staring at her toes, and inwardly applauding Maximilian for shifting the blame so well. Brent, fuming, took out his phone and started making a call, "Hey! Samuel, you bastard..."

Katniss widened her eyes, witnessing the daily life of a hot-blooded old man.

Maximilian coughed lightly, covering his mouth, and glanced at Katniss, who was watching the drama. "Aren't you leaving?"

Katniss snapped back to reality and quickly pushed Maximilian away.

Outside the ICU, only Micah was there.

"Micah," Katniss called softly.

Micah turned to look at them and handed Katniss a cup of warm water. "Have a drink."

Micah's tone was still a bit stiff.

But compared to before, it was much better.

Katniss's eyes brightened, and she quickly took the cup.

Seeing Micah about to leave, she quickly grabbed him. "Micah, wait, I have something to tell you."

Micah's face stiffened, and he followed her to a corner, his face tense. "Go ahead, what is it?"

Katniss looked at Micah, her expression changing, her eyes becoming more determined, "I suspect that Saskia's fall from the building wasn't an accident."