A Replacement Bride

Chapter 36

After exiting the cafe, Katherine wore a baseball cap before getting on a cab to head to the Waldorf Garden in Northside.

It happened to be the 5.00PM rush hour when people were going in and out of the neighborhood. She stood on the street and waited patiently while looking at her wristwatch once in a while.

Right at 6.05PM, a frail old man wobbled out of the garden holding his grandson.

Katherine walked over after gazing at the little boy for a while.

"Hi, Mr. Torres. Care for a talk?" she asked directly and dropped the pretense.

Looking at the young lady before him, Richard waved his hands impatiently. "I'm busy. There's nothing much to talk about. Go back to where you came from."

"You haven't produced the formula for Celestial Beauty. Are you going to give up just like this, Mr. Torres?"

She looked at him head-on with no surprise because she knew that he would reject her. However, she had foreseen this and came up with a plan to countermeasure his reaction.

As expected, his facial expression changed upon hearing her words. His eyes widened as he looked at the young lady before him who had crossed the line. Then, he slowly drawled out, "You. Who is Darren Olsen to you?"

"He's my grandpa." Katherine knew she was successful after looking at his wavering expression.

skills were all for show, so as long as he was willing to return, people would go crazy

Richard stared at

and trailed after him into the

fifth floor, which was not considered a low-floor for an old man like Richard. He had overworked his body when he

him, but did not say anything and quietly

door so they had

had passed away a few years back. He did not know much about what happened with Elsie, but he knew enough to understand that Jorge had

owned the formulas, she was just a young lady. So, he did not

me, Mr. Torres." She

to help you? Even if I did, what can you do? The market is being controlled by a few local and foreign corporations now. What do you think we can

beauty, and one of them just so happens to be the Cornells. I'm not making empty and unrealistic promises. Since I've decided to join the cosmeceutical industry, I have the confidence to come out as the winner. Please don't reject me so quickly, Mr. Torres. I'll give you my dad's Celestial Beauty formula. Take a look at it before you decide if

then took out the ancient formula before passing

as he did not think that she would give

The company is registered too and the patent for Celestial Beauty is being processed as well. It should be approved right about when you've made your decision. Mr. Torres, you're my grandpa's best friend. You should know what he thinks. I really hope that you can help me. I don't want all of Grandpa's blood, sweat, and tears to fall into the hands of outsiders. That's the reason why I came back to claim all that belongs to the Olsen Family." She bowed to him and did

weight on him. He was almost seventy years old. Did he still have the drive to resurface and join the industry again? Shaking his

Garden, Katherine headed to her company, which

the middle of the city. It was a manor with colonial-style decor that suited the

office after settling some matters. So, she brought Katherine around to look at the newly