After her rebirth

The crowd finally snapped out of it. Lucas stepped up to stop Oliver, "Dad, everyone's watching. This isn't a good look." Oliver snorted, his anger cooling off a bit.

"I didn't raise you right, letting you cause trouble all the time. Keep it up, and I'll beat you senseless." He straightened his suit, messed up from the scuffle, and stormed out of the ward, still fuming. Soon, the doctor showed up.

Seeing the chaos, the doctor was livid, "Who do you people think you are? This is a hospital, not a fight club."

He turned to the nurse, "Call the cops!"

Elodie quickly let go of Clara and shouted, "Don't call the police. I'm her mother. Family stuff shouldn't involve the cops."

If the police got involved, the Manners family's reputation would be toast.

The doctor was stunned, "So you let someone hit your daughter? What kind of mother are you?"

Elodie turned pale, too embarrassed to say anything.

The doctor, still fuming, told the nurse to clear the room and quickly moved Katniss to the bed for an exam.

After checking Katniss, the doctor thought for a moment. She'd been brought in by someone from Maximilian's side, and they seemed pretty concerned. Since she got hurt in the hospital, it was best to inform Maximilian to avoid any trouble. He whispered a few words to the nurse.

Looking at Katniss, beaten and barely hanging on, the doctor sighed.

What kind of family would let this happen in a room full of people?

Katniss was already weak and almost died. Instead of taking care of her, they beat her half to death. Was this her real father?

The doctor gave the nurse some instructions and left the ward, still angry, "You're her mother. How many times have I told you Katniss is fragile? If she had been brought in any later, she wouldn't have made it. She just woke up from a critical condition, and you didn't even try to stop it. What kind of grudge do you have? Is this how you parent?"

Katniss didn't die in the library restroom, but she might get beaten to death by her own family in the hospital.

"I've told you over and over, her hand can't be injured again. Now it's broken. Unbelievable." The doctor got angrier, "If you don't take care of her, just take her away. Don't let her die in our hospital!"

With that, the doctor left, still fuming.

Simon snorted, glaring at the doctor's back, "He doesn't know the situation and just blames us. Katniss isn't dead, is she?"

He thought Katniss was fine. She still wanted to cut ties as soon as she woke up. How ungrateful.

Lucas's eyes flashed. Through the glass window, he could only see part of the white bed covers.

He raised his hand and smacked Simon hard, "Do you want Dad to beat Katniss to death? He'd go to jail."

Simon winced, rubbing his head where he got hit, full of anger.

Clara lowered her head slightly, hiding a hint of a smile, then softly said, "Mom, don't be mad. Dad already taught her a lesson. Katniss saying she wants to cut ties isn't serious. When she gets better, we'll bring her home." "Just like before, we'll live happily as a family, right, Lucas and Simon?" Clara said sweetly.

Clara looked all innocent, waiting for Lucas and Simon to agree.

Elodie lowered her head, glanced at Clara holding her hand, made up her mind, and then squeezed Clara's hand tight, "Katniss is right. With her around, our family will never be at peace. Cutting ties is the best thing." Clara gasped, "Mom, Dad won't go for it."

"I'll handle your dad." Elodie looked unusually calm.

This should've been done ages ago. Without Katniss, the family could go back to being happy.

Katniss should've been out of the Manners family a long time ago.

Her daughter was only Clara.

Elodie held Clara's hand tight, her eyes red as she looked at her. "You're my only daughter."

Clara looked a bit dazed, then obediently nodded and smiled sweetly, "I've always been your daughter."

Lucas suddenly remembered Juniper's words, "My parents care about me. They'd never be as cold-blooded and biased as you. You don't deserve to be Katniss's brother."

Feeling a bit uneasy, Lucas opened his mouth, but seeing Elodie's calm expression, he didn't know what to say.

As the eldest son, he had the responsibility to keep his siblings in line.

Even though Katniss clashed with the family and caused trouble, it hadn't reached the point of cutting ties, had it?

Katniss was still in school. How would she live alone after cutting ties with the Manners family?

"Lucas, what are you thinking? Do you think Katniss should cut ties with us?" Clara, at some point, stood beside him, tilting her head and whispering.

Lucas put away his cold expression, showing a hint of gentleness, and habitually patted her head, "If things have reached an irreparable point, then so be it."

He felt it wouldn't come to this though. Maybe everyone was just saying it. Later, if Katniss regretted it, things would just blow over.

Clara nodded and then obediently smiled.

Suddenly, a group of people appeared in the hospital corridor. Two people were in front, two or three people were behind, protecting a man in a wheelchair in the middle.

It was Maximilian.

Maximilian was wearing a black shirt and black suit pants, with a black coat over it. His eyebrows were cold and stern, and his eyes were extremely indifferent and ruthless. This was the first time Clara clearly felt the pressure of someone in power, without any restraint, exuding an overwhelming presence.

It made her unable to breathe.

Clara lowered her head in fear, nervously grabbing Lucas's arm.

The Manners family unconsciously made way for him.

Felix pushed the wheelchair and stopped at the door of Katniss's ward.

"Sir, please." Felix glanced at the Manners family indifferently, not paying attention to them. Carefully pushing open Katniss's door, he stood guard at the door. "What are you doing?" Elodie asked nervously, frowning.

Felix usually smiled kindly, making people think he was easy to talk to. But now, although Felix was smiling, he seemed polite and distant, with an inherent dignity. Felix raised his eyes slightly, "We heard Katniss was in trouble, so Maximilian came to see her."

Elodie choked, "I get that you're here for Katniss, but what's with all this security? You've got a whole army out there, like we need Maximilian's permission to step inside."

Inside the room, Maximilian silently appeared in front of the bed, pushing his wheelchair.

The room was very quiet, you could even hear a pin drop.

Katniss had already woken up during the examination. Hearing the door open, she slightly turned her head. Seeing the corner of the wheelchair, her long eyelashes trembled, "Maximilian, can I ask you a favor?"