Was Katniss harboring ulterior motives? Ashley didn''t care.


    She wasn''t that noble; as long as Katniss could cure her father Caius and stabilize his condition, nothing else mattered.


    Caius''s health had visibly improved over the past few days, and with Dn also involved in the treatment, Ashley wouldn''t give up this double assurance.


    Katniss''s gaze swept past Simon, ignoring him, and directly looked at Ashley. "Ashley, did you buy all the medicine I asked for yesterday?"


    Ashley''s lowered eyshes fluttered, and then she nodded. "I bought everything ording to your list."


    Katniss responded casually and then pulled a chair over, sitting down and tilting her head to look at Simon, her eyes curving. "If you''re not involved, you should leave."


    Hearing this, Ashley also looked at Simon, her pretty face serious. "Simon Manners, why don''t you step out for a bit?"


    How strange, they both had thest name Manners.


    At this, Simon frowned at Ashley, his voice dissatisfied. "What''s wrong with you?"


    "Did everything I just said go in one ear and out the other?"


    "This Katniss doesn''t know any medical skills; she''s just a student who hasn''t graduated. You don''t use the well-known Dn, but you use her?"


    "You''re ying with your dad''s life."


    Ashley might have a pretty face, but does she have no brains?


    She actually listened to Katniss and wanted to kick him out.


    Simon, still not satisfied, pointed at himself. "You want to kick me out? Do you know who you''re kicking out? I''m Dn''s brother! Katniss should be the one to leave!"


    Ashley''s long eyshes trembled. He was Dn''s brother, and also that person''s brother.


    If she kicked Simon out, would he be angry?


    Thinking of this, Ashley frowned slightly, but her father''s life was more important.


    So Ashley bit her lip, nodded firmly, and repeated seriously, "But you''re not Dn. You should leave; you''re not needed here."


    Katniss looked up, ncing around at Ashley. Not bad, Ashley had an impable sense of timing.


    So, Katniss propped her chin up, her eyes showing a bit of pleasure. "The patient''s family has agreed. What good is your disagreement?"


    Hearing Katniss''s words, Simon was about to explode with anger. His temper red, and he shouted at Katniss. "It''s your business if you want to deceive people, but how dare you affect Dn!"


    "You think I don''t know you''re doing this on purpose to mess with us!"


    "Katniss, what is your heart made of, to be so vicious!"


    Katniss curled her lips, sneering. "Yelling in the ward and dying the patient''s treatment, which one of us is really vicious?"


    "As for your so-called ''revenge,'' that''s justughable."


    "You all aren''t worth my time and effort for any so-called revenge."


    The anger on Simon''s face grew heavier. As soon as Katniss finished speaking, he exploded, raising his hand to point angrily at her. "Katniss, you..."


    Suddenly, the medical equipment by the bedside emitted a piercing beeping sound.


    Katniss turned to look and saw Caius, who had been lying quietly, convulsing violently and foaming at the mouth.


    Her pupils contracted; the condition had worsened!


    Katniss rushed over in a single stride.


    Ashley''s face turned pale, and she was the first to press the call button by the bed, then immediately pressed down on Caius''s upper body.


    Ashley was also a medical student. She couldn''t determine the exact cause of this situation, but she knew the basic theoretical knowledge.


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    The first thing to do was to stabilize Caius to prevent him from hurting himself and worsening his condition.


    Katniss quickly took out a silver needle pack and aimed at an acupuncture point on Caius''s temple.


    Simon was stunned. What was happening?


    Katniss was still trying to show off at this moment. If she identally killed someone...


    Simon didn''t have time to think further. He suddenly grabbed Katniss''s hand.


    "Stop! Katniss, Dn will be here soon. Let him handle it!"


    Katniss''s needling action was blocked, and she turned to meet Simon''s gaze, feeling irritated.


    Just as she was about to use the silver needle to prick Simon''s hand to stop him, the ward door suddenly opened.


    Conrad had been listening to themotion in the ward and rushed in. Seeing the scene, he immediately pressed down on Simon.


    He acted quickly and decisively. Simon had no ability to resist in Conrad''s hands, his face turning dark.


    "Conrad, take him out and don''t let him cause trouble."


    After instructing Conrad, Katniss continued with the needling, her expression cold and serious.


    Simon was directly dragged out by Conrad.


    At the stairwell corner, Dn and two doctors were walking quickly towards the ward.


    Seeing Simon thrown in the hallway, a trace of annoyance shed in Dn''s eyes. After


    a moment''s thought, he understood the situation in the ward.


    When Dn walked in, he saw that Katniss had already inserted the silver needle into Caius''s temple.


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    Dn''s brow furrowed slightly, and before he and his colleagues could get closer, Caius, like a stiff puppet, suddenly calmed down.


    At the same time, the piercing sound of the medical equipment stopped.


    A thinyer of sweat appeared on Katniss''s forehead as she checked Caius''s pulse, still


    feeling a lingering fear.


    The pulse was slightly agitated but was clearly stabilizing.


    Ashley also slowly released her hold on Caius, her clear eyes nervously watching Katniss.


    "Katniss, how is my dad?"


    "The situation is stable." Katniss released Caius''s hand and breathed a sigh of relief. Dn approached the bedside, his tone calm. "Katniss, step aside. Let me check."


    Katniss looked up at Dn. "No need to check. The sudden deterioration wasrgely due to external stimuli."


    Dn''s eyes deepened, but he asked with a puzzled expression, "What kind of stimuli?"


    At that moment, a sense of mockery suddenly spread from Katniss''s heart.


    Dn should have seen Simon when he came in.


    How did Simon find Ashley''s ward, and how did he know she was also responsible for Caius''s condition?


    This "Dn," who seemed to have the best temper and the most amiable demeanor, really didn''t know anything?


    Katniss pursed her lips, about to speak, when Ashley''s voice rang out. "Katniss, is Dn your second brother? And Lucas your eldest brother?"


    The situation had been too chaotic just now, and Ashley could only ask now.


    Katniss nodded expressionlessly, a bit puzzled as to how Ashley knew Lucas.


    "They used to be, but not anymore." Katniss nced slowly at the door, her voice cool. "I''ve been adopted by my third uncle, so Lucas is now my first cousin."