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 say more than he did, although he

in which he found a new email. When he viewed its content, he was shocked, whereupon he 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

Ben sounded

story because I know what kind of person Katherine is. She will never do anything like that. Keep investigating the matter! Leave no stone unturned!" Joaquin interrupted Ben's words and went ahead to make his point heard

in silence for a while, Ben proceeded to

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

less 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, her eyes turning red

and questioned them coldly. "What happened to my legs? Why can't I feel anything at all?" Deep down, she couldn't believe her legs would be numb because she was the one who faked the car accident. Nonetheless, she couldn't explain why she couldn't feel her legs at all

were caught in, but since Mr. Levisay hasn't signed

what the doctor said, staring at the latter in disbelief. "What did

take a toll on your health at the moment. For now, I hope you're going to accept our suggestion and let us treat you. Furthermore, there are many types of prosthetics that are well developed in the international market these days. Therefore, your paraplegic condition

in her mind was the harsh truth about her paraplegia. How come I'm paralyzed?! That accident was a fake one that I planned to set Katherine

went straight to Katherine's doorstep and rang the doorbell. Not long after that, Katherine answered the door and was seen in a white casual outfit with two hair buns on her head. When she saw Joaquin at her doorstep, she was stunned. "To what do I owe you the pleasure?

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