A Replacement Bride

Chapter 21

"Daddy, let's head in. On our way here, I heard Rosemary say that she could not come as she had something going on. We cannot let the Levisays wait for us, right?" Katherine sweetly said as she took Jorge's offered arm. They looked like a lovely father-daughter pair.

Jorge frowned upon hearing that, and he agreed with her as well.

When he saw that Lisa was still throwing a fit while the Levisay servants watched from the doorway, his face twisted with dissatisfaction. He cleared his throat and said to Lisa, "Enough, Lisa. Rose has something to do, so we shall not wait for her. Let us head inside. This is more important."

Naturally, Lisa was not happy to hear that. However, she did not dare to argue back. Thus, she had to suppress her rage. However, as she walked past them, she shot Katherine a menacing glare.

Katherine remained calm though as she happily walked into the Levisay Residence with her arm linked with Jorge's.

She was looking forward to meeting the fiancée she had yet to even see.

There were quite a few people gathered in the living room. When Jorge and the others walked through the door, dozens of faces instantly turned to look at them.

Even though Jorge was someone who had seen and met a lot of people, the sight still made his heart tremble and his stomach roll in anxiety.

Lisa immediately noticed the handsome young men in the room; all of them look like great, capable men. The sight made her hate Katherine even more for being in Rosemary's way.

"My dear in-laws, you're here. Come, sit," greeted Hera.

Hera was as friendly as ever. In fact, when she saw Katherine, she looked as if she had just seen her own daughter walk into the room.

The other people in the room all frowned at Katherine's gaudy outfit. Elizabeth Levisay's face was the most unpleasant as her face was scrunched up so hard that it was evident that she was not happy at all.

"You are so beautiful today, Katherine." Hera could not help but scoff when she saw the blinding shine of sequins on Katherine.

It was obvious that Katherine was not someone who was up to standard. After all, no proper lady would wear something so gaudy and vulgar that it resembled a dancer's outfit.

Still, she would be marrying Joaquin, so that put Hera into a good mood.

"This is Joaquin's father. He was unable to come along last time because of an urgent matter at work," Hera introduced as she led Katherine and her family to their seats. She then sat down beside a stern-faced middle-aged man and held his arm while smiling at Katherine.

said with a sweet smile,

raised with manners. Hence, he was able to politely respond to

as well. "This is Joaquin's

When she heard what Hera said, she let out a scoff. "Please, do not. I am afraid it will

brighter than before.

of her eye twitched. She was about to burst out in fury when the person

woman seated beside Elizabeth. The woman looked to be around the age of 23 and was

and softly said to Elizabeth, "Grandma, she is Joaquin's fiancée after all. Be polite for his sake. Think of how upset he would be when

continued to frown but

Although the woman had spoken up to defend Katherine, it felt like she was

finding the situation more interesting

Levisays were a much more

have time to fool around with rich family politics, though. She had to find a chance to

I had meant to ask you this last time; where is Joaquin? We are engaged with each other, right? I did not see him last time, but why do I not see him here in his home?" Katherine asked Hera with an innocent

Hera. She did not expect Katherine to be so good at acting.

had particularly taught her a few lessons as

No matter what, it could never turn into a diamond. Hence, she was not worried about any big changes

brooding and depressed ever since that accident. He rarely speaks nowadays.

her eyes as if to wipe

lips twitched as she bluntly said, "Okay. I'll head upstairs to

up and walked to

the room went pale, especially John whose face turned

average daughter of a good family would never be so rude! What Katherine

obvious that Jorge became furious

before the Levisays, and it was not a good time to berate Katherine. Hence, the only thing he could do was smile apologetically.

with her hand after hearing that, but she did not

he wanted though. The more he said,

she could not be bothered to deal with the tense situation downstairs. She then pushed

scent of blood in the