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.

on a few ancient formulas as she knew that Richard was the pioneer of the cosmeceutical industry in Cechirus. His skills were all for show, so as long as he was willing to return, people would go crazy over

talk." Richard stared at her

the garden before they

Residence was on the fifth floor, which was not considered a low-floor for an old man like Richard. He had overworked his body when he was younger. Since he was not young anymore, he

it while walking behind him, but did not say anything

told his grandson when they walked past the door so they had some privacy. Then, he

came all the way here?" Despite being old, he was not a dotard. The Olsen Family was gone and Darren 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 taken over

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

me, Mr. Torres." She was direct upon seeing that he was being

corporations now. What do you think we can do to beat them? It's good that you have dreams, but being too ambitious is

themselves with the secret to royal 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

and then took out the

surprised as he did not think that she would give him

thinks. I really hope that you can help me.

He looked down at the formula in his hand and only felt its weight on him. He was almost seventy years old. Did he still have the drive to resurface and join the industry again? Shaking his head, he looked at the

to her company,

found a strategic location for the company right in the middle of the city. It was a manor with colonial-style decor that suited the concept

Nadia greeted Katherine. She had just returned to the office after settling some matters. So, she brought Katherine around to look at the newly