A Replacement Bride

Chapter 20

Katherine might look harmless and innocent, but she was like a rose with thorns. Anyone who let their guard down around her would find themselves pricked bloody.

"Hmph! Don't be so full of yourself just yet, Katherine!" Rosemary snapped, gnashing her teeth.

The incident at the bar had already made them each other's nemesis, and at this point, she did not bother putting up a sisterly act anymore. She stormed out of the room after grabbing her pillow.

When Rosemary left, Katherine looked around the room as an icy gleam flashed in her eyes.

This was her bedroom five years ago.

Elsie had been the one to draw up the plans and room design, but unfortunately, any trace of her mother's creativity had been erased since Rosemary moved in. It was hard for Katherine to picture what it used to look like now.

The idea of sleeping in the bed Rosemary had slept in disgusted her.

Having thrown the girl out of the room, Katherine summoned the maids and told them to throw out everything that belonged to Rosemary. The bedsheets were changed shortly after, and had it not been so late at night, Katherine would have brought in a new bed as well.

Upon seeing all her things getting thrown out, Rosemary tugged on Lisa's arm tearfully and whined, "Mom, do you see what she's done?!"

"There, there. We'll only have to tolerate her arrogance for the time being. Once she becomes one of the Levisays, everything in this house will belong to you. If it makes you feel any better, I'm sure the Levisays would give her a hard time. They would pick her apart for her poor character."

Lisa was furious as well, but she found comfort in the thought that whatever havoc Katherine wreaked now was only temporary. She would end up with the Levisays' useless scion, which meant she could never outshine Rosemary in terms of social standing.

"I won't let her get away with this!" There was a vicious look in Rosemary's eyes as she said this.

She grew furious at the thought of the humiliation she had been subjected to at the bar, and she wanted nothing more than to tear Katherine into shreds.

However, she needed to be patient. She would strike only after Katherine became in-laws with the Levisays. Let's see how she fares once she marries a cripple. No one will come to her defense then!

Katherine slept fitfully that night. She tossed and turned in bed as she tried to snap out of a long nightmare. When she woke up again, it was only 4.00AM.

Her head felt like it was cracking down the middle as all sense of sleep drained out of her.

She crawled out of bed and opened the windows. It was still dark as she gazed out at the garden, and she could hear the low humming of insects.

dry during the day, but cool and refreshing at night. There was even the faint, sweet scent of

as she retracted her gaze. She returned to the bedroom and took some pills to ease her headache, then lay back

tossed and turned again until 7.00AM, whereupon she finally fell into an uneasy slumber. However, she had only just dozed off when a series of loud knockings on her door woke

was evident in

Knock-knock-knock!

door belied the person's impatience. If Katherine did not know

her and walked up to the

to see the stormy look on Katherine's face. Subconsciously, she took

need to back down as the

ready by now." Wicked amusement glittered in her eyes

to her temple, Katherine resisted the urge to punch Rosemary in the

"What do you want?"

voice somehow made her sound even more alluring. If it were not for her stone-cold expression and the hard set on her jaw, she might actually look like

you to know that it was customary for us to visit the Levisays after they agreed to the arranged marriage yesterday. You'll be meeting the man you're going to marry, and we'll

excited to see the cripple Katherine would be stuck with for the rest of

a cripple with a disfigured face. Imagining him as the man Katherine would be

She did not think she would need to head over to the

already had plans to drop by the research institute later this afternoon to evaluate Alex's progress. She and Theodore were also going to assess the medication to see if there were any other existing or potential side effects.

said nonetheless, then impassively slammed the door

no courtesy to spare for the likes

of her nose just moments ago, began seething with rage. However,

while Katherine washed up, put on a change of clothes, and went

sequins on the dress that made it look like it was pulled from

wore this dress like she was doing it a favor. As opposed to a cabaret performer, she looked like

how beautiful Katherine was and

somewhat bold and provocative get-up. She did not bother reminding the girl that they were going

all, she could care less if Katherine were to embarrass herself during

caught on to Katherine once she got into the car. She eased herself into a more comfortable position, closed her eyes,

Rosemary did not give her a moment's peace, and she was

car." Katherine would have put up with the inane chattering, but her patience wore out completely when she sensed that Rosemary, who had raised