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.

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

up and talk." Richard stared at her

him into the garden

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 suffered from osteoarthritis due to joint

but did not say anything and

his grandson when they walked past the door so they had some privacy.

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 what was left

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

Mr. Torres." She was direct upon seeing

by a few local and foreign corporations now. What do you think we can do to beat them? It's good that you have dreams, but

happens to be the Cornells. I'm not making empty and

spoke confidently and then took out the ancient formula before

as he did not think that she would give him something so

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

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 formula in his

to her company,

was exceptionally competent and 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

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