After her rebirth

After Conrad parked the car and was about to lock the door, he suddenly noticed the black backpack on the back seat. Did Katniss forget her bag?

After considering for a few seconds, Conrad picked up the backpack.

Following Katniss's address, Conrad arrived at the pickup point. He was tall and could see clearly at a glance. Strange, why couldn't he see anyone?

Did he go to the wrong place?

Conrad looked up at the pickup point again. No, it was the third pickup point.

After waiting for a few more minutes, suddenly, Conrad felt a vibration from the backpack. It was Katniss's phone.

Conrad quickly took out the phone, and it showed it was Juniper's mom calling. Hesitating, Conrad answered the call, and before he could speak, he heard, "Katniss, did you pick up Juniper? We called Juniper, but her phone was off. She got off the plane and didn't turn it on. It's really worrying."

Conrad's heart sank. Something had happened.

Conrad's face turned serious as he ran towards the parking lot, calling Maximilian at the same time.

"Mr. Hamilton, Mrs. Hamilton is missing..."

In the surveillance room, Maximilian was surrounded by a cold aura, his eyes dark as he watched the footage on the monitor.

The surveillance showed that when two men wearing baseball caps and masks, dressed in black, passed by Katniss and Juniper, they suddenly went limp and were then carried away.

Maximilian's face was grim. "They used drugs."

It was likely some kind of anesthetic, just a whiff and it would make people lose consciousness.

The police acted quickly, checking the surveillance and the license plate.

The license plate was fake, making it impossible to track.

And after the car drove into the suburbs, the surveillance there was intermittent, cutting off the clues for a while.

When Katniss groggily woke up, she found herself leaning against a hard and cold concrete slab.

She opened her eyes and saw dim lights above her. The surroundings were unusually quiet, with piles of miscellaneous items in the room.

Where was this?

Her hands and feet were still tied.

"Awake, huh?" A sleazy voice came.

In a blur, Katniss saw a blond man run out.

She remembered. She was there to pick up Juniper. They were walking and chatting when someone bumped into them. Before she could say anything, she smelled a faint

scent.

She realized the scent was off, but before she could say anything, she felt dizzy and passed out, waking up here.

Katniss twisted her stiff neck and saw Juniper, also tied up and unconscious, beside her. "Juniper, Juniper!" Katniss tried to wake her up.

"Don't worry, a splash of water will wake her up." Footsteps approached, and Simon stood in front of Katniss, looking down at her with a fierce glare. "Katniss, you dared to call the police. Do you think you own the police station? Since you treated me like this, now that you're in my hands, I won't let you off easy."

Seeing Simon, Katniss understood everything.noveldrama

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The person who kidnapped her and Juniper was Simon.

She knew Simon was lawless, but she didn't expect him to be this bold.

But thinking back, Simon had even tried to kill Hestia in the hospital. He indeed had no limits.

Katniss sneered, "As if you ever let me off easy before. Simon, does the Manners family know about this? Probably not. No one else is as stupid or as bold as you."

Hearing Katniss's words, Simon's eyes flashed with anger, and he slapped her several times.

He said viciously, "You really have a sharp tongue. What, trying to provoke me into making a mistake? Katniss, do you really think I'm that stupid?"

After speaking, Simon kicked Juniper a few times, waking her up.

As soon as Juniper woke up, Simon grabbed her by the hair and threatened Katniss, "Katniss, do you want to save your good friend?"

Katniss's eyes were cold as she said angrily, "Simon, let go of Juniper. I know you're after me. This has nothing to do with her. Let's settle this between us."

Simon threw Juniper to the other two men and clapped his hands, "Very good, sounds very righteous. I want to know if you really have the courage to take responsibility for your actions."

Saying this, he threw a dagger to Katniss, "Scar your own face, and I'll let Juniper go. Not only will I let her go, but I'll also let you go."

Juniper struggled and shouted, "Katniss, don't listen to him. He has no sense of honor and won't keep his word. Don't fall for it."

Simon, annoyed by Juniper, slapped her and then told the other two men, "Take this woman out and gag her. She's too noisy!"

The two men nodded and did as Simon said.

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Katniss felt a bit anxious, knowing that Maximilian would definitely send someone to rescue her, but before they arrived, she had to protect herself and Juniper.

She forced herself to calm down and said, "You tied my hands and feet. How can I scar my own face?"

From this, Katniss realized that Simon wasn't completely insane. At least, Simon didn't want to bear more hatred and guilt. So, Simon wanted to teach her a lesson while reducing his own guilt, using Juniper to threaten her into self-harm.

Simon sneered, cut the ropes on Katniss's hands with the dagger, and warned, "I advise you not to have any bad ideas, or Juniper will suffer. Of course, if you're willing to let Juniper take the fall for you, that's fine too."

Katniss bit her lip tightly and picked up the sharp, cold blade.

She raised her hand slightly, slowly bringing it close to her face, and asked, "If I do as

you say, will you really let Juniper go?"

Simon, a bit impatient, said, "Of course."

He wasn't really stupid. One enemy was enough; why make more?

Besides, if Katniss ruined her face, would Maximilian still want her?

Without Maximilian's protection, what was Katniss? She would be at his mercy.

Katniss nodded and then stared blankly at the dagger.

Seeing her hesitation, Simon urged, "What, can't do it? I knew it, your so-called friendship is fake. People are selfish. You used to act all high and mighty, but who were you trying to impress?"

Katniss, with red eyes, looked at Simon, revealing pain, sadness, and an indescribable emotion.

"What are you doing?" Simon felt this wasn't the Katniss he knew.

"Do you really want me to ruin my face?" Katniss asked.