A Replacement Bride

Chapter 85

"Joe? Joe!" Half an hour later, Beatrice finally opened her eyes, whereupon tears began to roll down her eyes the moment she saw Joaquin right in front of her.

"I'm right here." At the sight of Beatrice's vulnerable state, Joaquin was overwhelmed by sympathy. He then sat next to her bed and caressed her head, gently patting it.

Nevertheless, Beatrice cried even louder as she covered her face with her hands. "I bet I look ugly now, don't I? Leave me alone, Joaquin. I don't want you to see me like that." The lady struggled in an attempt to shove Joaquin away, but after a fierce struggle, her face turned pale just as she looked at the man in horror and despair. "Joe, what's wrong with me? Why can't I feel my body?"

"It's alright. Just quit squirming. I'll make sure you're going to be okay." Joaquin gently caressed Beatrice, trying to comfort her.

"You must be lying to me, right? What's wrong with my body? What's wrong with me? Why can't I move at all? Joe, am I… Am I…" Beatrice was devastated, unable to accept the grim reality.

In the meantime, Joaquin had no idea how he could console Beatrice due to her overwhelming emotions. Therefore, he had no choice but to send for the doctor, who quickly arrived to check on Beatrice. After that, the nurse was instructed to inject her with some sedatives in order to calm her down. Minutes later, Beatrice began to fall asleep, much to Joaquin's relief.

With a stern look on his face, the doctor said, "The patient is getting a little too agitated, and that isn't good for her recovery. Thus, you might want to keep her calm all the time and avoid provoking her. For that, I'd advise you to agree with the surgery so that she can be treated as soon as possible, Mr. Levisay."

"Alright, I heard you," Joaquin replied with a cold grunt. Upon seeing the doctor out of the ward, he returned to his seat in a preoccupied manner. While Beatrice continued to remain asleep, Ben's call came in. As soon as Joaquin saw the incoming call, he immediately rose from his seat and went to the balcony to answer the phone.

been sent to your inbox. Check it out." Ben seemingly wanted to

deleted it. After a few moments of silence, he called Ben back and said, "Please continue the investigation with this matter." Joaquin responded with a cold and intimidating voice, even more so than the time he told Ben to investigate the truth behind

Levisay…" Ben

Katherine is. She will

a while, Ben proceeded to make another phone

on the balcony for a while more as he tried to reach for his cigarette in his pocket, but when he couldn't find anything at all, he recalled that he had already quit smoking a long time ago. Therefore, he rubbed the fabric inside his pocket with his fingers before he returned to the ward with a cold look on his face. Seeing Beatrice still in her

than ten minutes after Joaquin left, Beatrice opened her eyes and came to her senses. Due to the compact space within the ward, she was able to overhear Joaquin's tele-conversation from the balcony. Therefore, she knew everything about the conversation Joaquin was having with Ben. "What's so good about Katherine? What has she done to deserve your trust so much?" Beatrice was seen with hatred written all over her face,

legs? Why can't I feel anything at all?" Deep

your legs are currently in a paraplegic condition because the nervous system within them has sustained serious damage in the accident you were caught in, but since Mr. Levisay hasn't signed the consent form to approve the surgical amputation, we haven't proceeded with any further surgical treatment." The doctor adjusted the glasses on his nasal bridge,

what the doctor said, staring at the latter

say the same thing. So, I'd advise you to remain calm because agitation will only take a toll on your health at the moment. For now, I hope you're going to accept

she had in her mind was the harsh truth about her paraplegia. How come I'm paralyzed?! That accident

with two hair buns on her head.

leg, here. Can you save her?" Joaquin hesitated in silence, but when Beatrice's look flashed across his mind, he decided it