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.

she did not respond to his question, he let

he drove her back to school and watched her entering the campus, Joaquin paused for a

with Aberama and scheduled a time plus location for the medicine delivery with him. Since it was getting

way home, Theodore also phoned her to remind her 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

some affirmative hums and responses before hanging up the phone before rubbing

International and Katherine had just paid the driver. As soon as she alighted from the vehicle, her phone

ID and it was an unknown local

she did not know many people in Hovington,

suspicion of drug possession. He asked that we contact you so that you could come and bail him out." A

lips and remaining silent for a long time,

returned from a two-day visit to Hovington. Despite his playful appearance, he is

there right away."

get to Downtown, I'll know the

city with numerous jurisdictions and that

Security Bureau. In less than thirty minutes, the car arrived at

jumped off the car, and dashed

bureau paused for a moment when they saw

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

possibly drug trafficking. We must detain him. We have no idea who else is behind the drug

eyes and realized that the officer was

the bailing situation; the most important thing at the time was determining the cause of

Take her in for a

young police officer arrived and took Katherine into

heavily bruised and beaten too as he