A Replacement Bride

Chapter 45

"Joe? What exactly are you looking at?"

Beatrice did not receive a response to her inquiry. Instead, she noticed Joaquin staring at the private room beside him when she looked up. As such, she turned around to see a woman sitting idly in the private room.

The woman appeared to be lazy and dressed in an ordinary T-shirt and jeans with her black hair casually tied in a ponytail; still, she was neat. Beatrice gave a quick glance before pinching her palm subconsciously as her expression grew unappealing.

How could it possibly be that woman?

Beatrice was already nervous enough when she encountered Katherine and her anxiety worsened as she found Joaquin staring at Katherine.

"Joe, I'm suddenly feeling unwell. Why don't we head back? I'm not hungry anymore." Beatrice's tone was filled with worry as she clutched onto Joaquin's arm tightly with her entire body almost glued to him.

When Joaquin heard her words, he lowered his gaze at Beatrice, who was standing in front of him. She appeared to be very uncomfortable, as evidenced by her pale face and beads of cold sweat on her forehead.

He raised his hand and placed it on Beatrice's forehead. Sensing her cold forehead, he believed her words and said gently, "Okay, let's come again next time."

"I'm sorry, Joe. I… I didn't expect to feel this uncomfortable." Beatrice dragged Joaquin out with a guilty expression.

She could not help but look at Katherine one last time before leaving and her panic did not seem to dissipate anytime soon.

What brings this woman here?

Even for the wealthy, making reservations at this private restaurant is difficult. Is Katherine's presence here an indication of her upper-class identity?

Agitated, Beatrice was terrified that Joaquin would see Katherine and recognize her. She was nervous for the entire journey and she did not even respond when he spoke to her.

Joaquin looked thoughtfully at her, knowing that she was acting strangely today.

did not respond to his question, he let it

entering the campus, Joaquin paused for

Katherine had a wonderful meal with Aberama and scheduled a time plus location for the medicine delivery with him. Since it

of the interview the following day. A new employee had been hired at the research institute and she needed to make the decision in person since they would

responses before hanging up the phone

paid the driver. As soon as she alighted from

the caller ID and it was

that she did not know many people in Hovington, she

the Hovington Downtown Public Security Bureau. Keith Cornell is currently being held here on suspicion of drug possession. He asked that we contact you so that you could come and bail him out." A solemn and majestic voice was on the other end

silent for a long time, Katherine pondered about

visit to Hovington. Despite his playful appearance, he is a very upright boy. How could he do such

away."

I get to Downtown,

city with numerous jurisdictions

cab and headed to the Downtown Public Security Bureau. In less than thirty minutes, the

the fare, jumped off the

in the bureau paused for a moment when they saw Katherine and asked her who

detain a young man named Keith Cornell? I'm his

We must detain him. We have no idea who else is behind the drug trafficking, though. It is

narrowed her eyes and realized that the officer was

I talk to him?" She was not in a rush to talk about the bailing situation; the

in for a half-hour visit,

and took Katherine into the

as she saw Keith, she noticed that his body was injured with blood stains all over his white shirt. His face was heavily bruised and beaten too as he sat there dejectedly.