After her rebirth
Chapter 62

"I brought my aunt over!" Ivan boasted, looking for some praise.

Katniss was totally baffled, thinking, How did she end up being his aunt?

Felix quickly covered Ivan's mouth with a grin, "How about we go get some yummy cake?"

Ivan's eyes lit up, and he eagerly nodded, following Felix without a second thought.

With just the two of them left, Katniss broke the silence, "What a coincidence, Maximilian. You having dinner here too?"

"Yeah, my grandpa and the others are upstairs," Maximilian replied, his hands resting on his legs as he glanced behind her. "Who are they?"

Katniss turned to see Kieran and Brenda lingering at the door. She frowned and sneered, "The guy's my cousin's husband, and the woman's his colleague. They're supposedly here on business, but who knows what they're really up to!" They were way too cozy to be here for 'business' only.

Seeing Katniss's cheeks puff up in anger, Maximilian chuckled, "Need any help?"

Katniss's eyes darted around, "Can I save that offer for later? Just in case?"

"Of course." Maximilian agreed without hesitation, making Katniss smile genuinely, "Thanks, Maximilian. You're so kind, you'll definitely live a long life!"

Maximilian smiled and looked down quietly.

Katniss seemed to have a thing for wishing him a long and healthy life.

At the entrance, Brenda watched in confusion as Kieran, moments away from being tossed out, suddenly puffed up his chest and acted like he owned the place.

The owner of the Starry Night Hotel wasn't someone to mess with; even powerful people avoided trouble here.

Otherwise, they would've dealt with Katniss at the door, but they couldn't make a move at the Starry Night Hotel.

"Kieran, let it go," Brenda said.

Kieran shook off Brenda's hand, his face glowing as he stared at the man in the distinctive wheelchair nearby. Who else could it be but Maximilian?

Kieran boldly pushed past the manager, straightened his collar, and quickly walked towards Katniss.

Brenda gritted her teeth and followed.

The manager's subordinate hesitated, "Shouldn't we stop them?"

The manager gave a deep look, "Why bother? Send a couple of people to keep an eye on them, the rest can disperse."

If the guy was Katniss's brother-in-law, he was family, and they couldn't interfere in family matters.

If they made up later, he'd be the bad guy.

Brenda caught up and saw Katniss, who hadn't left yet, and the man in the wheelchair beside her.

"Who's that?" Brenda asked curiously.

Kieran quickened his pace, his tone filled with excitement, "That's a billionaire, the heir holding the lifelines of both the Hamilton family and the Boleyn family, Maximilian!" Maximilian?

Brenda's gaze fixed on Maximilian in the wheelchair.

Maximilian's hand, casually resting on the wheelchair's armrest, was pale, with the cuff slightly rolled up, revealing a cufflink set with a green sandstone.

The sandstone cufflink, with a slight glimmer, first caught Brenda's eye.

She remembered seeing an identical pair on a luxury website yesterday, priced at over six thousand dollars.

To meet wealthy people, Brenda had put a lot of effort into recognizing luxury items.

She couldn't immediately pinpoint the brand of Maximilian's suit, but from the texture alone, she knew it was definitely high-end, probably custom-made.

Finally, she looked at Maximilian's face and was stunned.

That profile could make any woman swoon, and it made her heart skip a beat.

At that moment, Maximilian was just sitting there quietly, his eyes gentle, fixed on Katniss.

Maybe sensing Brenda's intrusive gaze, he looked back.

With just one glance, the coldness was like a winter river, making everyone around feel suffocated.

It wasn't until Kieran's flattering voice broke the silence that Brenda snapped back to reality, her back drenched in cold sweat.

"Mr. Hamilton, what a coincidence running into you here," Kieran said warmly, smiling, then turned to scold Katniss, "Katniss, you scared the heck out of me! Why didn't you tell me you were having dinner with Mr. Hamilton? Now I can finally breathe easy. Otherwise, I'd have to explain to your sister why you were out so late!"

After speaking, Kieran handed over his business card, "Mr. Hamilton, hello, I'm Katniss's brother-in-law. Here's my card, I'm the product manager at Vertex Company."

"Hello," Maximilian replied politely, his expression indifferent and distant.

Anyone could hear the coldness in his tone, but even this brief response excited Kieran.

Kieran didn't feel awkward and enthusiastically said, "It's fate that we met. How about I treat you to dinner today?"

Maximilian frowned slightly and calmly said, "Sorry, I already have plans."

Kieran decided to approach Katniss, "By the way, Katniss, how do you know Mr. Hamilton?"

Katniss blinked. It seemed Kieran really didn't know much about the Manners family.

After thinking for a moment, Katniss smiled faintly, "Maximilian's brother, Desmond, is my ex-fiancé."

Seeing Kieran's enthusiastic attitude, Katniss understood he wanted to connect with Maximilian.

But she was still angry about what had just happened. Now he wanted to act like nothing had happened and use her?

Moreover, given Kieran's past behavior, which led to Saskia's death, Katniss didn't want Kieran to get close to Maximilian.

He's not a good person!

Kieran and Brenda fell silent, both looked awkward, especially Kieran. Although he knew Katniss had a fiancé, Saskia had never mentioned that the fiancé was Desmond!

Saskia, how could she not tell him such important news?

Kieran thought quickly, and he signaled Brenda with his eyes.

Brenda immediately understood, feeling a bit nervous but more excited. The temptation to connect with Maximilian was too great.

If she could gain Maximilian's favor, she could forget about her worries for good.

Brenda deliberately adjusted her shawl to reveal her impressive curves and bent slightly, extending her hand, "So you are Mr. Hamilton. I've always admired you. Could you leave your contact information? I hope we can collaborate in the future." When she bent down, her impressive chest practically spilled out, leaving nothing to the imagination.

Katniss was shocked. She knew women who'd mess with married men had no shame, but this was a whole new level of brazen.

Katniss instinctively looked at Maximilian, feeling wronged.