After eating in the cafeteria, Katniss went to a nearby delivery point and sent the camera to a school in a poor area.


    Not long ago, she had identally seen a report about volunteer teachers in the newspaper.


    She expressed her desire to capture the innocent smiles of the children.


    This camera woulde in handy.


    The sender was Nexus Nova College, Ruby Hayes.


    Katniss smirked, thinking this would also be a good deed for Ruby.


    In the afternoon, when Katniss returned to school, she indeed heard that Ruby had taken a leave of absence. As for why her face was green, she didn''t say no matter how others asked.


    Katniss knew she was too embarrassed to say.


    As soon as Katniss entered the ssroom, she received a message from Cecilia.


    "Katniss, where did you go? Did you see the forum? What''s up with Ruby?"


    "So bizarre, but it seems kind of interesting. If my face turned green like that, I''d go scare people in the woods every night."


    Katniss couldn''t help butugh, "Your thinking is unique, and your couragemendable."


    Meanwhile, Ruby was crying in front of ra.


    ra looked at her face with a pained expression, "Ruby, I''m sorry, Katniss did this to you because of me."


    "ra, Katniss is so shameless! How can there be such a shameless person in our school?"


    Ruby''s eyes darted around, and she added, "She even took my new camera! It was brand new!"


    "Now the camera is gone, and I don''t know when my face will get better. What should I do?"


    ra''s soft hand covered her arm, her voice gentle, "Ruby, it''s okay. We''ll go shopping this weekend and get you thetest model."


    "ra, that''s not right."


    Her eyes brightened, and Ruby refused, "I can''t ept your gift."


    "Oh,e on, we''re friends. You stood up for me, so it''s only right I give you something."


    Ruby smiled, "ra, I knew you truly considered me a friend."


    ra lowered her head to drink tea, a trace of contempt and dissatisfaction shing under her half-lowered eyshes.


    She thought Ruby could aplish something big, but she was fooled by Katniss time and again.


    Idiot.


    Although the news on the newspaper and forum had been taken down, those who needed to know already knew. Over the past few days, people kept calling ra to ask about it.


    ra was so pressured that she couldn''t even go to school. Desmond said to wait a while before returning to school and got her a leave of absence.


    This time, not only did Ee, but also her sick biological father, Aaron Hill, who couldn''t even walk.


    She had checked; E''s main purpose foring this time was to treat Aaron''s illness. Luminous City''s medical technology was advanced and top-notch.


    Because they were going to the hospital where Dn worked.


    The attending physician was Dn''s colleague.


    ra, while cating Ruby and sending her away, was thinking about how to get rid of E.


    Since it was to treat Aaron''s illness, if Aaron died, E would have no reason to stay, right?


    ra lowered her eyes, tightly gripping the teacup, a hint of malice shing in her eyes.


    Suddenly, thetest model phone Elodie had just given her rang on the dressing table. It was Desmond calling.


    She adjusted her expression in front of the mirror, answered the phone, and spoke in an especially soft voice.


    "Desmond."


    "ra, today is the Boleyn family''s family dinner. I''lle to pick you up." "Family dinner?"


    The fifteenth of every month was the Boleyn family''s family dinner, something ra had almost forgotten. She smiled, "Alright, Desmond, I''ll wait for you at home."


    "By the way," Desmond paused, his voice dark, "Prepare well. My mom will be there today too. It''s your chance to change my dad''s opinion of you."


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    Her eyes narrowed, and her voice carried a bit moreughter, "Alright, I''ll take it seriously and not make things difficult for you, Desmond."


    Desmond''s mother, Emily rk.


    ra had never met Emily but knew that Emily was not well-liked in the Boleyn family and rarely heard Desmond mention her.


    Since even Emily was going today, it was definitely not just a simple family dinner. They probably wanted to introduce her to the entire Boleyn family, right?


    ra curled her lips and immediately got up to go to the dressing room.


    Today, she was going to be the center of attention!


    After school, Katniss didn''t see Conrad but saw Maximilian''s car instead.


    She quickly walked over, got in the car, and looked at the distinguished man with


    bright eyes, "Maximilian, why did youe to pick me up today?"


    "Grandpa called, asking us to go home for dinner."


    "Back to The Boleyn Manor?" Katniss blinked and looked at her blue and white school


    uniform, "Maximilian, let''s go home and change first."


    "No need, you look fine as you are," Maximilian said directly.


    If it weren''t for Carlton''s urging, he wouldn''t bother going back to deal with those


    people.


    Katniss didn''t insist and instead took off her school uniform jacket, revealing a white knitted sweater underneath. She also tied up her long hair.


    Maximilian nced at Katniss tidying herself up. In just a few moves, she shed her youthful aura and gained a bit of elegance.


    Using the rearview mirror, Katniss looked herself over and smiled, "Do I look less like a student now?"


    Maximilian raised an eyebrow, "What, do you think I''m old?"


    Katniss widened her eyes and quickly waved her hand, "Of course not, you''re in your prime. If I dress more maturely, it looks more like Mrs. Hamilton."


    "You''re missing something."


    After looking her over, Maximilian knocked on the back of the driver''s seat, "Emilio, get the box from the glovepartment."


    While driving, Emilio reached for a box and handed it to Maximilian. Maximilian opened the box, revealing a delicate ne with a pendant carved from pink sapphire, dazzlingly beautiful.


    "Come here," Maximilian said, pulling Katniss''s slender neck closer to put it on her.


    The beautiful pink sapphire, against her skin, made her neck look even more long and


    sexy, carrying the allure of a mature woman.


    Katniss touched the pink sapphire and asked quietly, "Is it expensive?"


    Maximilian nodded, "The brand sent it over, $990,000."


    Katniss''s pupils shrank, what!


    She was wearing $990,000 around her neck. She immediately covered the expensive


    pink sapphire, "I''ll take good care of it. As long as I''m here, it will be too."


    Maximilian pursed his lips, not thinking it was necessary.


    The car smoothly and quickly drove into The Boleyn Manor.


    This was Katniss''s first time entering The Boleyn Manor as Maximilian''s wife.


    Several cars she couldn''t name were parked in the yard. Ahead was the main building, and Katniss followed Maximilian inside.


    In the first-floor living room.


    Carlton and Gabriel were there.


    And a woman who left a deep impression on Katniss. She wore a ck long dress, a blue sapphire ne around her neck, her hair elegantly up, and her demeanor graceful.


    Katniss''s gaze discreetly swept across her face, almost instantly confirming her identity.


    It was Desmond''s mother, Emily.


    In her previous life, when she was infatuated with Desmond, she had thought about approaching and pleasing Emily.


    But Emily rarely came to The Boleyn Manor and lived with Gabriel outside most of the time.


    So Katniss never got the chance.


    Katniss found it somewhat amusing that she met her today under such circumstances.