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 she was in

I'm not dead?

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

sun shone on her, making it look like a halo was surrounding her; she was a dazzling

good while, Elizabeth finally recognized the young girl before her. She was her grandson's fiancé, the lacking

surprised expression, but now the pleasure had disappeared and she felt as if she had swallowed

Elizabeth humphed. She had quite the loud voice despite being old. It seemed like she recovered and her eyes that

had returned to Elizabeth's face and she seemed

It's me," she replied casually as she pressed the bell at the top of the bed for

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

She sure is a

and two nurses

amazement.

if I was sent here in time. You don't need to stand on her side." Elizabeth was dismissive and assumed the

anything. When you were sent in, someone had already performed first aid on you and your vitals were all normal. The lady that sent you in said you were having a mild heat stroke and needed some

She could not believe her

girl from

and thought that the reason she was safe was due to her luck and that she had

less about what Elizabeth thought of her. She had a lot on her plate during her return and did not have the

she

she arrived at the entrance, she paused in her tracks and wanted to massage her