Chapter 121
"Fine! It's all my fault! | don't know what kind of spell Katniss put on you. You can like her all you want. Just don't
hurt Clara, or else..." Simon snapped, "Or else I'll act like | don't have a brother!" Nathan, already feeling fragile
from his illness, heard Simon's words. His pale lips quivered. "Alright."
Then he walked out without looking back.
Simon, realizing he had spoken out of anger, didn't expect Nathan to react like that. He quickly chased after him,
both angry and worried. "Nathan, stop!"
Nathan paused just before reaching the door, but not because of Simon's words. He just gave Simon a cold
smile. "I've kept this broken body going because of the medicine and herbal treatments Katniss prepared for me.
Without her, | wouldn't have made it past twenty. She put her heart into my health, so what's wrong with me
caring about her? Why do you hate her so much? Don't just focus on Clara. Look at Katniss too."
As the door opened, he walked out.
Nathan coughed as he walked, keeping his head down and trying to suppress the sound, his cheeks faintly
flushed with sickness.
He only regretted not waking up sooner. It wasn't until Katniss had completely fallen out with the Manners
family, with no chance of reconciliation, that he realized how much she had done for him, how humbly she had
tried to please her parents and brothers.
Watching Nathan's hunched, thin back, Simon felt a pang of heartache, but he couldn't bring himself to
apologize.
He thought, 'He's probably under Katniss's spell. That manic stirred up trouble at hand lingered in the
family's mind even after she's gone! It's all her fault! We should've sent her to a mental asylum.’ Simon was
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When Simon looked closely, he saw that Nathan had fainted. "Nathan!"
He panicked and rushed forward.
Nathan's face had turned deathly pale, making him look almost like a corpse!
On the weekend,
Katniss hadn't gotten a chance to tell Cecilia that she wasn't going to her friend's birthday party.
She had promised to take her to Golden Crest Estates for a look. After wandering around, somehow they ended
up at a bar.
But she never expected that her good friend would turn out to be Byron!
He was one of Cecil's friends.
There were about a dozen people in the private room, with only girls Katniss and Cecilia, the rest were all guys.
Not getting along with Cecil's group, Katniss found a quiet corner to sit in, becoming a silent statue.
Holding a glass of juice, she sipped and observed the people in the room.
Katniss then glanced at the time, and it wasn't even eight o'clock yet, so she thought Maximilian should be at
the Boleyn Mansion by now.
And she wondered how the dinner was going there, as Maximilian didn't have a good relationship with the
Boleyn family.
But with Carlton there, it should be okay.
"Why did you bring Katniss to my birthday?" Byron asked Cecilia, his handsface showing displeasure.
He then cautiously glanced at Cecil, who was sitting in the innermost part of the room, his expression cold and
aloof, his gray attire making him seem even more distant and unapproachable.
Byron glanced over at Katniss, who was quietly sitting on the sofa by the door, and felt a surge of annoyance.
Over the past week, Katniss had really been in the spotlight.
At the hospital's joint consultation, the Dean didn't take the lead but let Katniss handle it independently,
watching from the side.
So, a bunch of curious medical school professors cto check her out.
Even Cecil's popularity couldn't match Katniss's. Rumors were flying that Katniss was a once-in-a-century
medical prodigy, the last person to be talked about like that was the genius Jesse! Everyone admired Jesse,
whose hands were naturally skilled with a scalpel, unmatched in cardiac surgery, and whose treatment methods
were both ingenious and astonishing.
Cecil couldn't compare to Jesse, and that was fine. After all, Jesse was indeed a standout among the younger
generation.
But why should Katniss, as a newcomer, overshadow him?
As a result, Byron found her increasingly irritating.
Cecilia snorted, "I just can't stand Nova, that hypocrite. Seeing Katniss step over her to rise up really makes me
happy!"
Byron crossed his arms and gave a look that said, "Are you crazy?"
Recalling what she had seen while visiting Golden Crest Estates, Cecilia got all excited, her face full of nostalgia.
"Katniss has an impressive background. She actually lives in Golden Crest Estates. When | went to pick her up,
she tookinside for a look. Everyone who lives there is either rich or powerful."
Byron rolled his eyes at her but was internally shocked by this.
He had never seen Katniss as a wealthy heiress before.
Cecilia's eyes sparkled as she talked, but Byron grew impatient and waved her off. "I think you're crazy. If you
want to fangirl over Katniss, go ahead, but don't bring her into our circle. Especially since Cecil's been in a bad
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmmood lately, so watch yourself!"
Then he checked his watch. It was almost eight o'clock. "Ashley isn't here yet. I'll give her a call."
So he walked out with his phone.
The room was noisy, but Katniss felt very calm inside. In half an hour, she planned to tell Cecilia she was leaving
to go hand read. However, Cecilia, slightly tipsy, sat next to her, resting her head on Katniss's shoulder.
Then looking at the door, she sniffled. "Do guys prefer women who are ultra-feminine, or someone like you, a
naturally charming beauty?"
It was the first tKatniss had received this kind of compliment.
In her previous life, the most common comments she heard about herself were that she was dull and awkward,
or even malicious and ungrateful.
Katniss blinked and said. "Con, I'm not likable."
"If they don't like someone as pretty as you, they're insane!" Cecilia's eyes were full of shock, then she slumped
her shoulders, a bit dejected. "He likes Ashley so much, she's all he thinks about, and he even goes out of his
way to pick her up. What a simp!"
"You like Byron," Katniss's heart skipped a beat. She then asked her, "Have you told him?"
Cecilia was a bit surprised and furrowed her brow. "I just like him a little. Once he's with Ashley, I'll find someone
else to like."
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