A Replacement Bride

Chapter 86

Meanwhile, Joaquin continued to stand in place for a few more moments until he was surprised to realize just how well Katherine knew Beatrice's condition. Just as he was about to ask her something more, his phone rang. He then took a look at his phone and saw a phone call from the hospital, thinking it could be about Beatrice. Thus, he answered the call while making his way to the exit. "What's the matter?"

"Mr. Levisay, Miss Muller just tried to commit suicide."

An hour later, Joaquin returned to the hospital once again, just as Beatrice's rescue was over. However, she appeared to be unconscious because of the sedation effects. As soon as Joaquin walked in the door and saw the lady, he knitted his eyebrows and turned his attention to the doctor with an intimidating look. "Why did she try to kill herself?"

"Miss Muller was devastated after she learned that she must have her legs amputated. So, as soon as the nurse looked away, she smashed her drip bottle into pieces and grabbed one of the shards to slit her wrist. Fortunately, we were able to discover that and rescue her just in time." Wesley appeared to be covered in a cold sweat at the thought of what he had seen earlier.

"I see." Joaquin pursed his lips, his face darkening. In the meantime, Wesley, the doctor, and the nurse walked out of the ward, leaving Joaquin alone with Beatrice.

Ten minutes later, Theodore came to the hospital after being informed about his granddaughter's condition. The moment he saw Beatrice, he felt a stab of pain in his chest as his disappointment toward her was replaced by sympathy. Then, he went on to greet Joaquin and sat down next to the latter. As the professor's face was written with exhaustion, he seemed like he had aged ten years older.

had no idea what to say, his mouth left wide

enough. Beatrice is only

there anything you can do to help Beatrice?" Joaquin still had a glimmer of hope that Theodore was able to save Beatrice, knowing the man was revered for his expertise in the medical world. Besides, he also knew that Theodore had worked with Nexus Laboratory from Fontan. After all, that lab was well-known thanks to Mr. Q, who

fact, the first thing he did was contact Katherine and send her some detailed information about Beatrice's condition when he learned about Beatrice's status. However, Katherine turned him down, saying that there was nothing she could do as she suggested that Beatrice should have her legs amputated. Because of that, Theodore couldn't

to remove the drip needles that were attached to the back of her hand, only to be stopped by Joaquin just in time. She then burst into tears, crying out loud with a hoarse voice. "Joe, please just let me die. What's the point of

However, when he noticed the look on her face, he hesitated for a second and decided to gently pat her head with his hand. "Please don't say that. I will

move on. From now on, you will no longer have to be responsible for me, and you can go ahead to marry Miss Cornell. Once both of you get married, you two will live happily together like I never existed before. Now, go." Beatrice shook her head rapidly, trying to break

felt obligated to honor his promise to take good care of her forever after what happened five years ago. In fact, he saw no reason to give up on Beatrice despite her condition because it never crossed

me in my condition, we may even have kids with disabilities. Therefore, I'm only going to be a liability if we ever get married, and it's not going to be

a glacial look, his attitude