A Replacement Bride

Chapter 23

Hera stiffly looked at the bangle on her wrist. When Katherine was distracted, she secretly tried to take it off. However, she soon realized that she could not take it off no matter how hard she tried. Katherine had slid it so easily on her wrist though.

It was then that she recalled Katherine's story, and her face became even more ugly.

Joaquin was watching from the side throughout the entire encounter. When he saw Hera suffering from a prank, his mood improved.

"That man must have been lying to you. Gold bangles that could not be taken off do not exist in this world," Hera said with an awkward chuckle that sounded extremely forced.

"Is that so? I thought so too. When I have it on, I can take it off whenever." Katherine solemnly spoke as if she did not understand Hera's comment.

That reaction made Hera feel like spewing blood. She pursed her lips and stopped talking to Katherine.

The wedding's details were all settled, and Katherine did not need to know about it anyway.

Once she was done grossing out Hera, she daintily moved to stand behind Joaquin's wheelchair, leaned down, and shyly said, "I… Dad, Madam Sutton, and Mom, since our engagement is confirmed now, can we send a press statement to the media? I'm just so worried that this is all just a dream and that I will wake up one day."

Everyone was surprised by Katherine's request, and they all stared at her in shock.

However, that request was not a big deal.

Jorge would honestly love for the Levisays to send the statement. That way, everyone in the city would know that the Cornells had the Levisays on their side now.

The more he thought about that, the more satisfied he was with Katherine. While she had been a distant child and lived away from him for five years, she still prioritized the Cornells in her decisions. After all, she had done beautifully with her request.

announce your engagement." Although Hera was thoroughly revolted by Katherine's coy act, she still smiled and agreed to

Mom. You are the best!" Katherine

look in Katherine's eyes and afraid that she might suddenly give her something weird again, Hera hurriedly stood up. "I'll go check in on the kitchen. All of you should stay for

you, Mom,"

that made Hera

smile on Katherine's face shone brightly

back at her,

so good at acting that he was curious about what

her grades were average. When she was studying in high school five years ago, a scandal broke out which led to her being sent away by the Cornells.

find out what she was doing. All they could say was that there was a very skilled programmer who was

the card I gave you. Buy anything you want. Do not hold back, do you understand?"

you, Dad," she dutifully answered. She then pushed Joaquin aside and found a seat

had an important client to attend to. Elizabeth was also not at dinner as she claimed she did not

asked the woman, Bella Cooper, as she feebly glanced at Katherine while slowly eating her

at her as she could feel Bella's hostility toward her; it was likely because

a piece of meat into her mouth. After slowly savoring the meat and judging it to be decent, she grabbed another piece from the shared plate and placed it on Joaquin's plate. It was only then that she replied with a sincere look in her eyes, "You had better cut off ties with the person who told you that. They must be absolutely lying. Fontan is the worst in the entire world when it comes to education. They

Bella as she awkwardly and blankly stared at

Her reply had him nearly choking on his food.

him on the back while

with a pale face.

suggest you ask your parents to send you over.