Medicine was expensive, butpared to her father''s life, what did it matter?


    Ashley lowered her eyes, looking at Caius''s pale, sickly face, her eyes reddening.


    Katniss nced at him, then looked away, and took a notebook out of her canvas bag, handing it to her. "I''ve written down the usage and dosage here. The process is a bitplicated, so take a look first. If there''s anything you don''t understand, I''ll exin it to you."


    Ashley''s gaze fell on the densely packed, neat handwriting. After a while, she closed the notebook.


    Katniss blinked, a bit surprised.


    "Finished reading so quickly?"


    "Yes, I read fast." Ashley smiled gratefully. "You wrote it very clearly, and your


    handwriting is beautiful, unlike our professor''s messy scrawl."


    Thinking of the professor''s terrible handwriting, Katniss couldn''t help butugh, then said, "Shall I quiz you?"


    "Sure."


    Katniss''s eyes shifted slightly, and she asked, "The weight of the medicine to be decocted at noon."


    Ashley answered fluently.


    Katniss continued to ask a few more questions.


    Without exception, Ashley answered them all quickly.


    Katniss''s eyes showed a bit more curiosity.


    In school, people always described Ashley with the word "pretty."


    Hearing it so often, Katniss subconsciously thought of Ashley as a "bimbo."


    But now, it seemed Ashley had some skills.


    Katniss blinked, "Photographic memory? That''s perfect for studying medicine."


    The names of those herbs and the precise weights would make anyone else''s head spin.


    But for someone studying medicine, this was a godsend skill.


    Ashley smiled, "I just have a good memory. You''re the truly impressive one."


    She was the key to whether her father could wake up and recover.


    Katniss checked Caius''s pulse and examined his body. Although his pulse was stable, it was still a bit weaker than before Simon came.


    She looked up at Ashley, "The patient needs rest. Don''t let external matters disturb him."


    Ashley was stunned for a few seconds, then understood the implication and nodded. "I''ll leave now. Make sure to give your father his medicine on time."


    Feeding medicine to aatose patient is the hardest. Katniss gave Ashley a few tips on how to do it before leaving the ward.


    Conrad rushed over, looking for praise, "Mrs. Hamilton, I was careful with Simon just now."


    "I didn''t let anything happen to him."


    "That''s right."


    Katniss smiled, thenzily said, "We can''t deal with people like that with violence. We''re civilized people. We can''t bite back if a dog bites us."


    Conrad scratched his head, thinking it over. Katniss was right, "But Jesse says, if you can use your hands, don''t waste words."


    So who should he listen to?


    Katniss nced at him, "You should listen to me."


    If Conrad got into trouble, she wouldn''t be able to bail him out.


    Conrad nodded obediently, listening to Katniss.


    "Wait here for me. I''ll get the car."


    The car was not far ahead, so Katniss didn''t follow him and waited there.


    ra''s voice suddenly came from the other side of the parking lot.


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    "Katniss!"


    She rolled her eyes, feeling disgusted by the voice.


    ra had already walked over, questioning, "Did your bodyguard hurt Simon again?"


    ra had nned to have lunch at a new restaurant near the school with some ssmates.


    Just as she sat down, she got a call from Simon.


    Heined to her, saying Dn and Nathan were crazy for making him apologize to Ashley and Katniss.


    After hearing Simon, ra wanted to curse "idiot!" She wanted to find an excuse not to go, but then heard Nathan was there too.


    If she didn''t go, who knew what Nathan would say.


    ra had to leave the restaurant, where two of her ssmates who hated her were.


    ra had nned to use the lunch to teach them a lesson with the support of her other ssmates, so they wouldn''t dare to talk nonsense at school.


    Now that she left, who knew what they would say.


    Katniss''s eyes turned cold, staring straight at ra. With no outsiders around, she didn''t bother to hide her disdain.


    That pretty and innocent face showed a strong malice.


    Katniss suddenly smirked, raising an eyebrow with interest, "I just remembered something."


    "What?"


    "Ruby, I told her you drugged her to make her miss your engagement party."


    Her smirk widened, and Katniss continued, "She believed it at the time. After checking,


    she said something about you ying her."


    "Didn''t you meet her this morning? Didn''t you notice?"


    Hearing this, ra''s eyes flickered, her lips parted, but she didn''t speak.


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    Katniss''s voice rang out again, "Maybe I remembered wrong."


    "You should go see your dear fourth brother. Otherwise, your carefully maintained image of a kind and considerate sister might crack."


    Conrad had just driven the car over. Katniss opened the passenger door and got in. Conrad remembered ra and said, "Mrs. Hamilton, sit tight," before speeding off.


    A lot of exhaust fumes were left on ra. She was thinking about what Katniss said about Ruby...


    Katniss nced at ra through the car mirror and sneered.


    People, whether provoked or not, can''t suppress their doubts.


    After thinking for a while, ra decided to find a chance to test Ruby.


    Even if Ruby knew something, she wouldn''t dare say anything.


    ra collected her thoughts, a wicked smile forming on her lips. All this time, she had


    been quietly grooming Ruby into an obedient, loyal dog.


    When ra entered the ward, Nathan was already gone, leaving only Simon.


    ra''s tears came instantly, "Simon."


    "ra, I''m fine. Don''t cry."


    "I just met Katniss downstairs. I just asked her about the situation, and she..."


    Simon sat up, furious, "And what?"


    "Said it was all your fault. If you provoke her again, she''ll have Conrad..." ra bit her


    lip, looking extremely reluctant to say the next words under Simon''s gaze, "cripple you."


    "Katniss is so arrogant, thinking she''s invincible with a bodyguard!"


    "Nathan should hear this. Let''s see if he still defends Katniss!"


    ra''s pupils shrank, a sinister look shing in her eyes. As expected.


    Even with Nathan so ill, he was still so stubborn?