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Katniss hung her head, her bangs covering the guilt in her eyes. Should she tell Cecilia?

While she was hesitating, Cecilia had already started talking excitedly.

"Never mind that, what I want to say is, I think my uncle Lazlo is out of his mind."

"My dad said that business seemed to have offended Maximilian, and Maximilian just handed it over to Lazlo."

"Or maybe it was a small compensation to the Thorne family. After all, the former richest man's grandfather had hinted at wanting to marry into the Thorne family, but then he turned around and married someone else."

"Feeling a bit guilty, compensating a little is quite normal."

"My uncle misunderstood that the Hamilton family still had intentions of marriage and forced my perfect cousin Yasmin to be a mistress!"

Mistresses are so despised!

Yasmin, being so proud and strong, couldn't stand it.

After hearing Cecilia's complaints, Katniss couldn't help but think that many things in this life, and their trajectories, were changing.

So far, it seemed that Yasmin and Maximilian's relationship from the previous life had also changed.

Katniss didn't know what this would turn into in the end.

But every time she thought about it, she felt a sense of guilt, always feeling like she had taken Yasmin's place.

It gave her a headache.

After dinner, Katniss and Cecilia went to the hospital together.

Conrad came to pick them up.

He was driving a flashy limited edition Range Rover.

Cecilia marveled at the car, then at Conrad.

She slapped Katniss on the shoulder, exclaiming in surprise, "Katniss!! Is this guy your bodyguard? He's so cool!"

"With that height and build, he'd be unstoppable on the basketball court!"

The more Cecilia talked, the more excited she got. "If we had someone like him on our team, making it to the world finals wouldn't be impossible!"

Katniss's shoulder was slapped several times. She grabbed Cecilia's restless hand and pulled her into the car.

She remembered Conrad telling her about playing basketball.

So she deliberately turned her head and asked Conrad, "Conrad, do you play basketball?"

Conrad scratched his head, revealing a big white smile. "I do, but my brother and Emilio don't want to play with me."

Cecilia's eyes widened, and she slapped her thigh in excitement, "That's such a waste! Next time, let's team up and dominate the court!"

"Why don't they want to play with you?"

Conrad thought seriously, "Because they say they want to stay alive. Every time they play with me, they get injured. I broke Emilio's rib and Jesse's shin."

A smile bloomed on Katniss's lips. She squinted her eyes and looked at Cecilia, asking innocently, "Cecilia, still think it's a waste?"

Not anymore, not anymore.

Cecilia's pupils were shocked, and her spirit collapsed instantly.

When she heard "broken rib," she suddenly felt a pain in her ankle.

Her foot wasn't fully healed yet; she had to protect her ribs!

Sure enough, on the way to the hospital, Cecilia never mentioned playing basketball with Conrad again.

She chatted with Katniss in the back seat about all sorts of things.

When the car arrived at the hospital, Katniss and Cecilia went to the inpatient department.

Caius had been sent to a top-level VIP ward this morning, on the top floor.

Conrad followed two steps behind Katniss, his radar-like eyes scanning the surroundings.

Looking to see if anyone was bullying Katniss!

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At the door of the ward, Katniss asked Conrad to wait outside for a while, and she and Cecilia went in.

Although Caius was still covered in various medical tubes, the respirator had been removed, and his vital signs were stable.

Ashley was using a warm towel to wipe his face. The room was well-heated, and she was wearing a white crew-neck sweater, her long hair tied in a low ponytail, looking thin.

Hearing the noise, she looked up and saw the two of them coming in. She smiled lightly and said, "Katniss."

Her gaze lingered on Cecilia's face for a moment, somewhat surprised, "Cecilia, you're here too."

Ashley and Cecilia weren't familiar with each other. They had only met once when Byron had insisted on treating her to a meal.

Cecilia seemed to realize that her presence here was a bit inappropriate. She nudged Katniss and explained, "I came with Katniss."

Byron also came out of the bathroom at this time, "Katniss, you're here."

Cecilia's eyes quickly flashed over his face.

"I'm here mainly to understand the patient's condition so I can develop a treatment

plan."

Ashley sighed softly and explained Caius's condition since his hospitalization. She then took out a thick stack of medical records from the drawer and handed them to Katniss.

Katniss skimmed through them, her brows furrowing slightly.

"Katniss." Ashley looked at her, squeezing her hands, "Is it difficult?"

"It's manageable."

Byron looked up at her, squinting, "Katniss, don't brag."

Katniss looked at him speechlessly, waving the medical records, "If I can't do it, will you?"

Byron was momentarily speechless. If he had the skills, would he be looking for others? He could at most treat a minor cold.

Ashley turned around and took an envelope from her bag, saying softly, "Katniss, here is eight thousand dollars."

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"This is all I can gather for now. I promise that once my dad recovers, I'll pay you the rest in full."

During Caius's illness, Ashley had used up all the money she could, leaving only a month's worth of living expenses.

Katniss looked at the thick envelope, blinking. Eight thousand dollars!

Before Katniss could say anything, Byron stopped Ashley, "Ashley, where did you get

the money? I'll give it to you, just consider it a loan."

Ashley pressed her lips together and smiled brightly, "You've already helped a lot. This money isn't necessary."

Byron frowned, "How long will it take you to gather twenty thousand dollars?"

He knew Ashley's family situation very well.

This eight thousand dollars was probably all she had.noveldrama

And there would be many more expenses for Caius's illness in the future.

"It's okay." Ashley didn't say much to Byron, handing the envelope to Katniss, "Katniss,

I'll leave my dad in your hands."

Last night, Ashley had asked Byron about Katniss's situation at school and learned that she was Brent's student. She didn't regret her decision at all.

It's just...

Now that Katniss was treating her dad, and after last night's unpleasant incident...

It was hard to say about that person. It was thanks to him that they had managed to

get Dylan as her dad's attending physician.

Otherwise, her dad wouldn't have lasted this long.

Katniss looked at Byron, then at the thick envelope, resisting the urge to take it, and

said, "Ashley, you don't need to pay now. Let's treat your dad first, then we'll talk about

money."

Her grandmother Aurora always treated first and charged later.

If she couldn't cure the patient, she wouldn't take a penny.

This rule had to continue with her.