Novel1Chapter 28
Oliver was mid-sentence when Katniss slammed the phone down with a loud click, leaving him fuming.
He let out a sharp breath, his eyebrows knitting together, and started drumming his fingers on the table. "That
brat Katniss hung up on me! Fine, no more allowance for her! Let her deal with the mess and ccrawling back
to apologize!" Nathan, staring at Oliver, backed him up with a serious tone, "Dad's right. Katniss needs to learn
the rules; we can't let her get away with this."
Oliver shot a cold look at the equally angry Nathan, deciding to go all in, "Yep, not a single penny from now on!
She needs to face the music; no more easy outs!"
The Manners family thought their decision would hit Katniss like a ton of bricks, forcing her to give in and
apologize. Elodie was on board too; they needed to teach the stubborn Katniss a lesson. Elodie had been having
a rough tlately. Simon ended up at the police station, and Clara, worried sick about him, cried every day.
Elodie's anger boiled over, blaming it all on the ungrateful Katniss. She gritted her teeth, eyes flashing with
anger, "Even if she begs on her knees, she can't cback! She got Simon into the police station; she has no
limits!" The beef between Simon and Katniss wasn't new, but this tit had Elodie seeing red.
"Simon getting arrested is a nightmare! He's been spoiled his whole life; how can he handle this? It breaks my
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtheart!" Elodie couldn't hold back her tears, crying. The old stuff at hwasn't worth much; they were willing to
pay Katniss off, but she refused the money, insisting on sending Simon to the police station.
With Maximilian stepping in, the cops were sticking to the rules, throwing the whole family into chaos.
"What does Katniss even want? Does she want to chor not?" Elodie said, super agitated.
Just then, Clara cover with a fruit platter, smiling, "Mom, Dad, have sfruit to calm down. Katniss
might've acted on impulse. She's jealous, thinking you treattoo well. Once she cools off, it'll be fine." Oliver
felt a warmth in his heart, looking at the thoughtful Clara, his resentment towards Katniss growing.
"If Katniss were half as sensible as you, I'd be so much more at ease." Oliver sighed.
After all, she was his own flesh and blood. Despite her current rebellious streak, Oliver still wished she could be
as sensible as Clara.
Clara, feeling guilty, said, "It's all my fault. If it weren't for me, Katniss wouldn't have moved out, and Simon
wouldn't have been arrested. It's all on me."
Elodie patted Clara's shoulder, trying to comfort her, "Don't blyourself. It's Katniss who's in the wrong. She's
ungrateful, forgetting her place. It's maddening."
Nathan chimed in, "Yeah, Clara. It's not your fault; don't beat yourself up."
Dylan sipped his tea silently, his brows furrowing slightly, not saying a word.
The housekeeper Lily brought in the last dish, calling out, "Dinner's ready."
Everyone got up and headed to the dining table to dig in.
Elodie served Clara a bowl of soup, gently saying, "Clara, have ssoup to warm you up."
Clara took a sip and frowned slightly, thinking it was nowhere near as good as Katniss's cooking and kinda hard
to swallow.
Meanwhile, Lucas was in his room, rummaging for clothes, getting ready for an evening engagement.
He called out, "Lily, where's my blue shirt?"
Usually, Katniss handled his clothes, and he could always find what he needed with her help.
Now that Katniss was gone, housekeeper Lily was in charge of their daily needs. Lucas, busy with work, was
rarely home. This time, he cback because of Simon's situation, feeling a void, like something was missing.
Lily wiped her wet hands on her apron and hurried over, asking, "Sir, which one are you looking for? Need my
help?"
Lucas glanced at the greasy Lily and shook his head, replying, "Never mind, I'll find it myself."
When Katniss was around, she could always find the clothes he wanted. But now the wardrobe was a mess, and
Lucas missed her.
He quickly threw on a shirt, about to leave when Elodie stopped him, saying, "Lucas, you need to have sfish
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmsoup before drinking!"
She brought a big bowl of fish soup, and Lucas took a couple of sips, almost gagging, thinking Katniss's cooking
was way better than this.
"Mom, | don't have time. You enjoy the fish soup; | gotta go," Lucas said, hurrying out.
Katniss slept soundly that night. After breakfast the next morning, she rode Saskia's bike to school. Before
leaving, Saskia even gave her schange to buy snacks.
Holding the still-warm money, Katniss felt a warmth in her heart. Wesley's family treated her so well.
Suddenly, Katniss got a call from an unknown number. On the other end was Maximilian's voice.
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