A Replacement Bride

Chapter 56

Hera was secretly unhappy as she got that artwork from Iono Aoki for a hefty fifty million and it was clearly a very valuable piece. The thought of letting the Cornells have it just like that upsetted her, especially when Katherine was smiling so smugly now. It was the look of someone that got a good deal, which annoyed her even more.

Still, no matter how displeased she was, she still had to maintain her smile albeit a frozen one.

Meanwhile, Joaquin looked at Katherine somewhat surprisingly.

Being the one that knew his stepmother the best, he understood that she was extremely stingy to the point where she would not give out a single item from her collection even on Elizabeth's birthday. He did not think that she would be so generous as to give her Iono Aoki's personal work.

Looking at Katherine again, he switched his attention to focus on Hera's expression. Joaquin suddenly felt his spirits lifted upon seeing that his stepmother had to maintain her facade even though she was absolutely livid inside.

"Kathy, how can we receive such a valuable gift from Madam Levisay?" Rosemary finally had a chance to speak and reminded her sister.

"Oh, Rose. This gift is not meant for me; it's for our father. This valuable artwork signifies the close relationship our families share." Katherine looked at Rosemary with a weird gaze while explaining seriously.

Hearing that, Rosemary dared not speak another word as her expression changed. After this exchange, Hera started to look at her in a completely different light.

Katherine, who made an excuse to leave due to her father's birthday, went back with Rosemary in the Levisays' car.

As soon as they entered the car, Rosemary immediately darkened her expression and glared at her sister. "Are you doing this on purpose, Katherine?"

"Doing what on purpose?" Katherine questioned back, perplexed.

"You know that I wanted to continue staying at the Levisays, but you intentionally made me leave. Aren't you doing this on purpose?" Rosemary nearly wanted to slap her.

and explained, "My dear sister, you are wronging me right

convince me? I think you just don't want to see me get married." Rosemary

"Think about it. You don't even have an official status within their family and yet you're living comfortably at their home. How do you think Madam Levisay

in such a way that Rosemary found

at the Levisays would be the most effective way, yet she

she held onto her hand in panic. "T-Then, what should I do now? I've already been

that would have been useful? Would you have believed me? You would only think that I was lying to you." Katherine

help me out so readily?" Rosemary snorted, not

to play the act that I've prepared for you. Looks like you are set

have you prepared?" Rosemary, who was distracted by Katherine's words, asked with an

she knew that her sister was not the sharpest shed in the tool. She's much easier to deal with

the second young mistress of the Levisays. But, you also have to give me what you

dare lie to me, Katherine, I will never

This? Is all it takes

but she did not think that her mere suggestions

show up. I'm planning this so you can have a

sparkling

they arrived home, Katherine decided to stay put and

in this room? Memories started to flood into her brain as she recalled all those years back when she was still the daughter of the Cornells and her mother was still here; they were

silence, Katherine got up very early the next morning. After washing up, she went out for