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"Dylan? Why are you back?" Clara stared at Dylan with a mix of surprise and fear, her movements a bit unnatural.

"Clara, you shouldn't have come back. If Katniss finds out, she won't care about Nathan." Seeing Clara's pitiful look, Dylan couldn't help but soften his voice.

"But Dylan, I don't want to go back to that house in the countryside. That woman treated me so badly before. Even though she's still locked up, people around will talk about me..." Clara said, tears streaming down her face, looking very pitiful.

"Didn't Mom rent you an apartment?" Dylan persuaded helplessly, "You can stay there. If you need anything, you can come to us, but don't stay at home. This way, Katniss won't have a chance to pick on this matter."

Clara bit her lip, about to say something, when she suddenly heard a noise from the kitchen.

She quickly ran to the kitchen.

Dylan followed, only to see Clara carefully serving soup.

Seeing Dylan come over, Clara timidly said, "Dylan, I made this soup for you. I was planning to bring it to you when I visit Mom later. Mom can't wake up now, so I want to visit her more and take care of her."

Hearing Clara being so considerate, Dylan felt both heartache and tenderness, comforting her, "Thank you, Clara. I know you've suffered, but there's no other way now. Once Nathan gets better, we'll bring you back."

Clara continued to say pitifully, "But I want to be closer to you guys, so I can see you often."

Elodie was good to her, but the place Elodie rented to compromise with Katniss to save Nathan was not only very far but also in poor condition.

She didn't want to live in such a remote place!

Dylan asked, "Clara, do you want to take care of Mom? I've already hired a caregiver, so you don't need to worry about Mom."

"But, but a caregiver is not family. I, I don't feel at ease..." Clara got anxious and started crying, "Dylan, please let me stay at home to take care of Mom. It's closer here."

"Staving at home is not an option." Dylan said helplessly. finally compromising to rent a place near the Manners family for Clara, "But I can rent you a place near home and the hospital."

Hearing this, Clara, though still unwilling, knew it was the best outcome and had to agree.

"Then Dylan, can I visit Mom later?"

"Of course." Dylan patted her head, "You're Mom's daughter, of course, you can visit her. She'll be very happy."

When Katniss was informed by Dylan that Clara's situation had been handled, she and Cecilia had already left the mall with a lot of shopping.

Katniss bought a few clothes, including some for Maximilian, while Cecilia bought a bunch of gifts to please her family.

After the previous mess at the club, her dad still hadn't completely calmed down.

Cecilia had booked a private hot spring. After shopping for half a day, they planned to relax.

"This is so comfortable." Sitting in the private hot spring in a bathrobe, Cecilia couldn't help but sigh.

Katniss also felt the hot spring was nice and thought of bringing Maximilian here to relax, considering how busy he had been lately.

After the soak, Cecilia went to the restroom, and Katniss changed her clothes and

waited in the lounge, unexpectedly running into an acquaintance.

"Isn't this Katniss? What a coincidence, are you here to relax too? Are you alone? Want

to join us?" Nova said, pointing to some people in the distance.

Katniss looked up and saw Nova, instinctively frowning.

Meeting Nova twice in a short time, she really couldn't muster a friendly face.

"No, thanks, Nova. I'm with a friend."

"Hey, she's too proud to hang out with us." A stranger next to Nova mocked Katniss while pulling Nova away.

Nova glanced back at Katniss, seeing her frowning, and sneered inwardly, "Let's see how long you can stay proud! Katniss, enjoy your moment while you can!" With that, Nova reluctantly left.

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She wanted to see how long Katniss could stay proud, probably not even through tonight!

Katniss watched Nova leave, puzzled, but didn't dwell on it.

Cecilia soon returned, and they packed up to leave.

As they were about to head home, Cecilia said, "Katniss, something happened.

Someone is slandering you on the forum."

She handed her phone to Katniss, showing a post accusing Katniss of getting her spotnoveldrama

through improper means and cheating to get first place.

The post seemed very convincing and full of evidence.

"This person is spreading lies! I'll reply to them!"

Cecilia started replying furiously.

But among the replies, besides Cecilia's firm stance, there were many people expressing doubt.

Apart from those who were skeptical and waiting, many were already insulting and cursing Katniss.

The whole post was filled with hostility.

Before Katniss could open the post on her phone, she received a call from Juniper. "What's wrong?"

International calls are expensive, and she wondered why Juniper suddenly called her. "Katniss, did you see the post on the forum? Those people are too much! They're making things up!"

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Juniper started talking about the post as soon as she spoke. Katniss said, "I just saw it. Don't worry."

Juniper was abroad but still kept an eye on her news, which warmed Katniss's heart.

With friends like Juniper and Cecilia, even if she was slandered, she wouldn't feel as scared as before.

"How can I not worry? You're being slandered! Katniss, wait for me. I reported the post for spreading false information! It should be dealt with!"

She sounded indignant, clearly very angry upon seeing the post.

"Okay, I'll handle it too. Thank you, Juniper."

After chatting with Juniper for a bit, Katniss hung up. Cecilia was furiously typing on

her phone, engaging in a heated argument.

Cecilia was angrily replying to messages, especially when she saw a few classmates accusing Katniss by name, her face turned even worse.

"These people are so despicable! They must have been paid to slander you!"

"Cecilia, don't bother with them. Juniper reported the post, so it should be dealt with soon."

This was a school forum, and if a post was reported, the admin would definitely investigate and handle it.

"But it seems like the post was made by an admin! They must have been paid off!"

Cecilia got even angrier.

"What's their name?"

"Huh?" Cecilia looked at Katniss in confusion.

"What's the admin's name?"

Katniss had a hunch that this had something to do with Nova, especially since Nova

had just threatened her recently.