A Replacement Bride

Chapter 37

Canmore Road was located in the heart of Hovington's city business district. Hence, there was very dense traffic.

Katherine's place happened to be in the quietest part of this busy district as it was a high-end residential area with a tight security system. As such, outsiders could not enter easily, making the place peaceful.

As she got nearer, she saw a person lying on the ground. It was an old person in a gray cardigan, but it seemed like they were barely breathing while being curled up on the ground.

"Are you alright?" she asked probingly, but did not get a response.

Lifting her head, she looked around to search for security cameras and felt assured that she would not be blamed if anything happened to that person.

The temperature in Hovington during June was sweltering to the point where the ground was hot enough to fry eggs.

With a newfound resolve, she went forward to prop the old person up and was shocked when she saw a familiar face. It was Joaquin's grandma, Elizabeth.

At that moment, the old lady's eyes were tightly shut while her face and lips were as pale as a sheet. She had a shallow breath; it was as if she was going to stop breathing in the next second.

Katherine only allowed herself to be surprised for a moment before she grabbed onto the old lady's wrist to feel her pulse. She felt around for a while and realized that Elizabeth was suffering from a sudden cardiac arrest.

Elizabeth had been unconscious for some time and it was probably due to some sort of shock. If Katherine had arrived any later, the old lady was a lost cause.

After confirming the cause, Katherine did not dare delay anymore and fumbled for her needle pouch. She took out three silver needles before unbuttoning the old lady's shirt and puncturing her quickly with the silver needles.

The end of the needles trembled slightly as she slowly twisted the needles and pushed them further in. Then, she took a white porcelain bottle and tipped out a mahogany pill before stuffing it into Elizabeth's mouth. She patted her on the back so that Elizabeth would swallow the pill.

After doing all that, Katherine carried her up from the ground.

…

"Cough. Cough…"

eyes after coughing for a while. She saw white walls and the smell of alcohol signaled to her that

I'm not dead?

landed her gaze on a girl sitting to the side while looking down at her

making it look like a halo was surrounding her; she was a

good while, Elizabeth finally recognized the young girl before her. She

the pleasure had disappeared and

old. It

looked at her. The color had returned to Elizabeth's face and she seemed to

replied casually as she pressed the bell at the

did not plan on getting on Elizabeth's good side either. Since her marriage to Joaquin was only a stopgap, they would part ways sooner

She sure is a muddy

the ward was pushed open as a doctor and two nurses rushed in. Since there was

looking at her in amazement. "You're

time. You don't need to stand on her side." Elizabeth was dismissive and assumed the doctor said so because someone managed to get her

When you were sent in, someone had already performed first aid on you and your vitals were all normal. The lady that sent

you say?" She could not believe her

by the doctor, but by Katherine, the lacking girl from the Cornell Family? How is that possible? How could someone

believe this and thought that the reason she was safe was

a lot on her plate during her return and did not have the time to butter up to unimportant

hospital, she went back to Soulin

she paused in her tracks and wanted